Title,Contract Number,Agency,Branch,Program,Year,Phase,Award Amount,SBC,Street,Street 2,City,State,ZIP,Woman-Owned?,Minority-Owned?,HUBZone-Owned?,Contact Name,Contact Title,Contact Phone,Contact Email,Principal Investigator,PI Title,PI Phone,PI Email,Abstract
SBIR/STTR Phase I: UNiCAP--Universal Combinatorual Auction Platform,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99600.00,"Active Decision Support, Ltd.",104 W. Willowood Ct.,,Port Matilda,PA,16870,Yes,No,No,,,,,Elena Katok,,8147775836,ekatok@psu.edu,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is aimed at developing a general platform for conducting combinatorial auctions. It is proposed to develop a bidding language and user interface, along with a system architecture for an integrated combinatorial auction platform that can be used to facilitate combinatorial auctions. The system will provide a wide degree of flexibility in terms of the number of rounds, stopping rules, and bidder and/or object-specific constraints that can be implemented. If successful, this project will lead to a development of a combinatorial auction system that will become a standard part of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and will greatly enhance electronic procurement in business-to-business environments.
Some examples of industries that can benefit from combinatorial auctions include: airport time slots for flights; shipping and transportation companies, as well as the retailers and manufacturers who use these shippers; computer hardware manufacturers, as well as auto manufacturers who can use combinatorial auctions for material procurement; and television networks who can use combinatorial auctions to sell advertising space in TV shows."
Small Scale Fuel Cells for Ground Personnel,DAAD19-03-C-0014,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,98308.00,"ADAPTIVE MATERIALS, INC.",4403 Concourse Drive Suite C,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108 8108,Yes,No,No,Aaron Crumm,President,7349737643,acrumm@adaptivematerials.com,Aaron Crumm,President,7349737643,acrumm@adaptivematerials.com,"""Adaptive Materials Inc. will explore the feasibility of small scale power generation using microtubule solid oxide fuel cells as outlined in Topic Area 3; Materials and Processes for Electrochemical Energy Conversion. We believe microtubule solid oxidefuel cells are the key to a soldier portable, rapid starting, field-rugged, compact, and light weight power source. Individual cells demonstrating many of these unique performance properties have already been developed by Adaptive Materials as part of theDARPA Palm Power Program. We envision combining these cells together with suitable balance of plant components and liquid hydrocarbon fuel to create a system capable of delivering at least 1,000 Whr from a package smaller and lighter than the currentBA5590 military battery.The proposed SBIR Phase I effort will develop and evaluate several fuel cell system designs for portable power applications. The designs will be verified using a combination of analytical models, in-house generated fuel cell data and all availableperformance data on balance of plant components. The potential commercial opportunity that exists for a company with a viable portable power source that can operate on readily available hydrocarbon fuels is enormous. The first portable electronics companyto successfully acquire a portable fuel cell technology will dominate the marketplace with longer running, more powerful devices packed with power guzzling features. In addit"
Advanced Volumetric Visualization Using CBDs for Aviation Range Safety and Air T,NAS10-02033,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,3D Technology Laboratories,1243 Reamwood Drive,,Sunnyvale,CA,94089 0222,Yes,No,No,Elizabeth Downing,Business Official,4085418550,elizabeth@3dtl.com,Elizabeth Downing,Principal Investigator,4085418550,elizabeth@3dtl.com,This proposal addresses the use of Crossed-Beam Volumtric Displays for Range Safety and Mission Control of NASA rocket launch facilities.
Advanced Volumetric Visualization Using CBDs for Aviation Range Safety and Air T,NAS10-02033,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599982.00,3D Technology Laboratories,1243 Reamwood Drive,,Sunnyvale,CA,94089 0222,Yes,No,No,Elizabeth Downing,Business Official,4085418550,elizabeth@3dtl.com,Elizabeth Downing,Principal Investigator,4085418550,elizabeth@3dtl.com,This proposal addresses the use of Crossed-Beam Volumtric Displays for Range Safety and Mission Control of NASA rocket launch facilities.
Strain Rate Effects in Ballistic Analyses of Bonded & Co-Cured Composite Structures,F33615-02-C-5008,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749724.00,"ADTECH SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC.",1342 N. Fairfield Road,,Beavercreek,OH,45432,Yes,Yes,No,Mary Mullineaux,Manager of Contracts,9374263329,mmullineaux@adtechsystems.com,Som R. Soni,Senior Research Scientist,9374263329,srsoni@adtechsystems.com,"""The aim of our Phase II activity is to incorporate the Cohesive Volumetric Plate and Shell (Finite) Elements into LS-DYNA3D, thus enhancing its capabilities in modeling HRAM loading and damage in composite structures. In Phase I, we reported oninterlaminar failure criteria and modes, based on fracture mechanics. A damage-dependent bilinear cohesive element is used to capture the crack initiation, propagation, and arrest, while accounting for inertial effects. An algorithm was developed tocompute essential toughness parameters (strain energy release rate G, stress intensity factor K) and the variations thereof, with crack length and adhesive effects. Experimental testing of double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens at various stroke rates,using an electronic circuit to measure crack-opening displacement, yielded data which enabled the calculation of material parameters used in the explicit CVFE/LS-DYNA formulation. As the next step, we propose to develop rate-dependent cohesive elements,and use this technique to analyze mixed-mode failure in stitched, z-pinned and other joint types. We shall investigate and incorporate contact-impact algorithms in LS-DYNA with filtering and damping. Experimental work will focus on hydrodynamic pulsetests, using the impact machine developed at the 46th test wing, thus simulating high-rate fracture dynamical scenarios. The material property data obtained in these tests will be incorporated into the"
WEB BASED TRAINING CENTER,1R43ES012135-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,396328.00,Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl,Advanced Technologies/Lab Intl,"20010 Century Blvd, Ste 500",Germantown,MD,20874 0111,Yes,Yes,No,Alice Hwang,,3015156763,AHWANG@ATLINTL.COM,Vernon S. Mcdougall,,3015156786,MCDOUGAL@ATLINTL.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) ATL will develop the WBTC to facilitate collaborative Hazwoper training for groups of participants in remote locations in real time using internet technology. This unique product will facilitate training that draws upon the work experiences and skills of the training participants. The scheduling flexibility and distance learning possibilities offered by technology-assisted learning will appeal to the target audiences-individuals who require refresher Hazwoper training and their instructors who require in-service training.
The WBTC will bundle a variety of training approaches for easy delivery to users. The investigators' expertise in Hazwoper training and distance learning leads them to expect that the approaches may include self-directed discovery with report-back to the instructor; small group discussions with both text and voice communications, instructor-led class sessions with voice communication and audiovisual presentations, and traditional, web-based training course modules with instructor availability. The WBTC will include an Electronic Performance Support System. This support system will be a resource library function with reference materials, training materials and other information accessible as links and downloadable documents.
ATL will take a step-by-step approach to development and piloting of the WBTC. Each step is carefully designed to include its own tailored evaluation/ lessons learned process."
Computer-Aided Design Tools for Three-Dimensional Circuit Integration,DAAH0102CR133,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,98863.00,"R3LOGIC, INC.",30 Fuller Rd.,,Lexington,MA,02420 2420,Yes,No,No,Lisa McIlrath,President & CEO,6176612905,lmcilrath@r3logic.com,Lisa McIlrath,President & CEO,6176612905,lmcilrath@r3logic.com,"""R3 Logic, Incorporated proposes to perform a comprehensive study to develop a fullsuite of computer-aided design tools for three-dimensional circuit integration. Thecompany will build on its existing tool set that enables 3-D physical layout andverification and will develop recommendations for extending these tools to permitanalyses of 3-D circuit performance, including thermal and electromagnetic effects,to perform automated place and route, and to interface with automated tools fortop-down design and circuit synthesis from behavioral models. The proposed studywill focus on methodology and algorithmic development. In Phase II we will proposeto implement the recommendations of this study. The development of a powerful set of 3-D design and modeling tools is critical topromoting the advancement of three-dimensional circuit technology in thesemiconductor industry. 3-D circuits cannot be implemented without a 3-D processtechnology; and 3-D process technologies will not be available until there areoverwhelmingly convincing reasons to put them in place. The major benefit ofdeveloping modeling tools for 3-D circuit performance will be in providingquantitative demonstrations of the improvements achievable through multi-layerstacking and vertical interconnection. It will also ease the transition of VLSIdesigners into a 3-D world by providing examples of existing circuits optimizedfor 3-D."""
"A High Resolution, Ultra High Frame Rate Visible Light Imager for High Speed Digital Photography",DATM05-02-C-0040,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119141.00,"R3LOGIC, INC.",30 Fuller Rd.,,Lexington,MA,02420 2420,Yes,No,No,Lisa McIlrath,President & CEO,6176612905,lisa_mcilrath@3d-ic.com,Lisa McIlrath,President & CEO,6176612905,lisa_mcilrath@3d-ic.com,"""3D-IC proposes to develop design specifications for a 12 megapixel 1000 frame / second digital output imager. The proposed design will be based on using a monolithic substrate for the photosensor array that is engineered to achieve high quantum efficiencyand good spectral response in visible light. The company proposes to investigate adaptation of its proprietary pixel-parallel processor core architecture to enable the required high bandwidth data read out in this Phase I study. It will also investigaterequirements for the interface camera and propose a suitable camera system architecture. High speed photographic systems are used for many purposes, including ballistics testing, industrial inspection, security, law enforcement, and medical applications.Market research in the domain of high-end imaging applications shows that the demand for these products will exceed $200M/year by 2004 in unit sensor costs. Digital imaging techniques, will significantly improve the quality of high speed photography. Theywill allow faster, more automated analysis of the available information, and will eliminate the cost and time needed to process film."""
"A High Resolution, Ultra High Frame Rate Visible Light Imager for High Speed Digital Photography",DATM05-02-C-0054,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,1430000.00,"R3LOGIC, INC.",30 Fuller Rd.,,Lexington,MA,02420 2420,Yes,No,No,Lisa McIlrath,President & CEO,6176612905,lmcilrath@r3logic.com,Lisa McIlrath,President & CEO,6176612905,lmcilrath@r3logic.com,"""R3 Logic, Incorporated proposes to develop a high-resolution, 12M-pixel 1000 frame / s imager to meet the Army's digital imaging needs for weapons test and evaluation. Through this program, R3 Logic will not only build and demonstrate a high-resolutionimager, but will formulate a new methodology for commercially viable fabrication of large-format focal plane arrays. Large focal plane digital imaging systems are of significant importance to many military and civilian applications. We propose to build twoprototype devices in the Phase II program, the first which will allow us to test circuit and pixel performance, and the second which will demonstrate the full resolution imager."""
III-Nitride Integrated Micro-Cavity Photonic Devices,N00014-02-C-0214,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,425533.00,"III-N TECHNOLOGY, INC.",4627 5th Street,,Lubbock,TX,79416 4727,Yes,No,No,Jingyu Lin,Executive Chair,7855651466,jylin@phys.ksu.edu,Hongxing Jiang,President & Chief Scienti,7857707814,jiang@phys.ksu.edu,"""The research proposed here is built on the promising results obtained in the Phase I project. During Phase I research, we have further improved blue micro-size light emitter output power efficiencies by optimizing the material qualities as well as devicestructures. Several integrated photonics devices have been fabricated and their operation under current injection has been achieved.The objective of this Phase II research is to develop technologies to fabricate integrated micro-photonic devices, including 1) develop bonding schemes to address micro-size light emitters individually in a high information content matrix array (up to 800x 800 pixels); 2) explore methods for the fabrication of full color microdisplays; 3) further improve the quality of III-nitride materials for micro-size light emitters and develop technology base for integrated III-nitride photonic devices, such asoptical circuits comprise microcavity disk/ring emitters and strongly confined waveguides on single chips.BENEFITS: III-nitride microdisplays can satisfy demands for hands-free and highly mobile applications in areas such as military, computing, entertainment, and head-mounted microdisplays for pilots, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and medicaldoctors. In a few years, microdisplays may allow people to use computers and watch television without a real monitor, offering mobility, privacy, and fun. Thus there is market interest not only in military se"
A Fail-Safe Controllable Magneto-Rheological Fluid Smart Pad/Damper System for Submarine Based Weapon Shock and Vibration Mitigation,N00178-02-C-3097,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69090.00,Advanced Materials and Devices,4451 Lynnfield Way,,Reno,NV,89519-0929,Yes,No,No,Faramarz Gordaninejad,Director of R & D,7758268306,azfg@aol.com,Gregory Hitchcock,Chief Engineer,7758268306,flick_gh@yahoo.com,"""The goal of the proposed Phase I effort is a feasibility study on the design and development of an innovative, fail-safe, controllable magneto-rheological fluid (MRF) smart pad for shock and vibration mitigation of Trident submarine based vertical launchweapon systems. The objective of this project is to explore the design feasibility of the proposed MRF shock absorber system which consists of a MRF material, a fail-safe MRF damper, and a control system. The effort includes preparation of a MRF materialsystem suitable for this particular application. The properties of the base fluid and magnetic particles will be studied. In addition, a feasibility study of a novel MRF damper will be conducted in which the magnetic circuit and orifices will be designedto meet the shock pad requirements. Moreover, a robust control system that can provide accurate and fast response will be developed. Numerical simulations will be performed to demonstrate the capabilities of the MRF damper's dynamic force range andcontrol design. The MRF shock pad design will be extensively evaluated against current elastomeric pad technology. Emphasis will also be placed on applicability to other emerging sectors especially automotive industry. Advanced weapon shock and vibrationmitigation systems require reliable, fast responding, controllable devices with a broad range of damping forces to effectively reduce vibration during possible impacts. Modified version"
Gas Turbine Pre-Compressor Cooling Using Water and Oxidizer Injection for Small Access to Space Vehicles,MDA972-03-C-0002,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,2,593991.00,"ADVANCED PROJECTS RESEARCH, INC.",1925 McKinley Avenue,Suite B,La Verne,CA,91750 5800,Yes,No,No,Thomas Sobota,President,9093923155,thsobota@advancedprojects.com,Thomas Sobota,President,9093923155,thsobota@advancedprojects.com,"""The development of a pre-compressor mass injection system for extending the flight Mach number and altitude of conventional military afterburning turbo jet and turbofan engines is proposed. The injection of water and liquid oxidizer such as liquid oxygencan be used to enhance the performance of these engines so that they may power the reusable air-breathing first stage of a space access vehicle. The fluid injected into the inlet may serve three purposes. First, it can cool the air entering thecompressor so that the engine may be operated to higher flight Mach number. Second, it can increase the net mass flow through the inlet so that the engine can generate more thrust. Third, it can provide additional oxidizer so that additional fuel can beadded in the engine afterburner further augmenting the engine thrust. It is anticipated that the coolant injected upstream of the compressor may be vaporized before entering the compressor face. This minimizes the effect of the coolant injection systemon the engine operation thereby simplifying the development effort."""
"A High Turn-Down Ratio, Low Emissions Combustor for Gas Turbine Engines",NAS3-02165,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"ADVANCED PROJECTS RESEARCH, INC.",1925 McKinley Avenue,Suite B,La Verne,CA,91750 5800,Yes,No,No,"Thomas H Sobota,",President,9093923155,thsobota@advancedprojects.com,"Thomas H. Sobota, Ph.D.",Principal Investigator,9093923151,information@advancedprojects.com,"This proposal describes an innovative, high-efficiency, compactcombustor for lean-premixed, low-emissions gas turbine systems andresponds directly to NASA's request for Innovative technologiesrelating to combustion processes, including fuel injectors, piloting,flameholding techniques for increased and performance and decreasedemissions under SBIR topic A8.02. The concept is based on previouslydemonstrated means for creating high mixing rate regions using multiplediscrete axial vortices in the flow. This injector-mixer-flameholdershows promise for emissions reduction by ensuring rapid and complete,well controlled mixing. Another goal is an axial-vorticity fuelinjection, mixing, and flame stabilization design that passivelycontrols combustion instability and flashback by making the combustionregion insensitive to axial flow oscillations. During previous work APRIhas demonstrated the ability to stabilize flames in a geometry designedto provide open three-dimensional separations. In the Phase I effort theability to control mixing rates in geometry directly suitable to gasturbine combustors was demonstrated. Conceptual designs for combustorsbased on this technology are presented. The Phase II effort will takeadvantage of the axial vorticity mixers and flame stabilizers tocomplete the design and test of a lean-premixedfuel-injector/flame-holder for gas turbine systems."
"A High Turn-Down Ratio, Low Emissions Combustor for Gas Turbine Engines",NAS3-02165,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599999.00,"ADVANCED PROJECTS RESEARCH, INC.",1925 McKinley Avenue,Suite B,La Verne,CA,91750 5800,Yes,No,No,"Thomas H Sobota,",President,9093923155,thsobota@advancedprojects.com,"Thomas H. Sobota, Ph.D.",Principal Investigator,9093923151,information@advancedprojects.com,"This proposal describes an innovative, high-efficiency, compactcombustor for lean-premixed, low-emissions gas turbine systems andresponds directly to NASA's request for Innovative technologiesrelating to combustion processes, including fuel injectors, piloting,flameholding techniques for increased and performance and decreasedemissions under SBIR topic A8.02. The concept is based on previouslydemonstrated means for creating high mixing rate regions using multiplediscrete axial vortices in the flow. This injector-mixer-flameholdershows promise for emissions reduction by ensuring rapid and complete,well controlled mixing. Another goal is an axial-vorticity fuelinjection, mixing, and flame stabilization design that passivelycontrols combustion instability and flashback by making the combustionregion insensitive to axial flow oscillations. During previous work APRIhas demonstrated the ability to stabilize flames in a geometry designedto provide open three-dimensional separations. In the Phase I effort theability to control mixing rates in geometry directly suitable to gasturbine combustors was demonstrated. Conceptual designs for combustorsbased on this technology are presented. The Phase II effort will takeadvantage of the axial vorticity mixers and flame stabilizers tocomplete the design and test of a lean-premixedfuel-injector/flame-holder for gas turbine systems."
Automated Bin-Picking and Package Delivery System,N65540-02-C-0058,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69464.00,"AGILE SYSTEMS, INC.",3050 Clover Road,,Bethel,OH,45106,Yes,No,No,Nancy J. Karlen,President,5137347009,nkarlen@aol.com,James P. Karlen,Vice President,5137347009,jkarlen@aol.com,"""Opportunities exist to use sensor-guided robotic manipulator systems on future surface combatants to automate the process of breaking-out palletized loads into individual packages and items, and to assemble mixed loads of such goods--to order--for deliveryto end-users aboard ship. The system envisioned will be capable of handling provisions, consumables, spare parts and similar commodities originally delivered to the ship and stowed in storerooms on pallets or in containers. It will be designed such thatthe ""hand-off"" of packages from automation system to sailor assures crew safety and system reliability in high seas, and to be cost-effective. In Phase I, the preliminary design will be developed and its feasibility established through engineering andprocess analyses. In Phase II, an operational prototype of the bin-picking system will be built using commercial manipulators for laboratory tests and demonstrations, and designs for a shipboard model will be developed. In Phase III, a shipboard systemwill be built for tests on a Ship Motion Simulator and, ultimately, for sea trials. This automated bin-picking and package delivery system will be designed to be fully compatible with the NAVSTORS automated stowage and retrieval system and the UniversalLoading Tray. - Reduced crew workload associated with shipboard palletized load break-out, package distribution and inventory control.- Enhanced crew safety during strike-down operations"
Plastics Recycling: Using Agricultural Residues to Improve Performance II,2002-33610-12751,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Agro-Plastics, Inc.","619 East 8th Street, Suite D",,Lawrence,KS,66044,Yes,No,No,Donna A. Johnson,President,7858328866,donnaj@pinnaclet.com,Donna A. Johnson,,7858328866,donnaj@pinnaclet.com,"The goal of this Phase II SBIR is to commercialize the process to use wheat straw fibers as a means to improve the characteristics of commingled plastic. The Phase I research proved the feasibility of using wheat straw as a filler for commingled plastic. However, in order to commercialize the process, hurdles still need to be overcome in order to have a In order to reach this goal the following objectives have been developed: Improve the mechanical properties of the commingled plastic so it can be automatically fed into the twin-screw extruder. Optimize the chemical additives to improve the binding of the commingled plastic with each other and with the agricultural fillers. Determine methods, such as low-temperature compounding, which can be used in the extruder to both ensure good melt of the plastics but reduce fiber degradation. Look at the long-term weatherability of the plastics to determine their outdoor applications. Work with manufacturers to test the product and incorporate their comments back into the research plan."
Plastics Recycling: Using Agricultural Residues to Improve Performance II,2002-33610-12751,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,287893.00,"Agro-Plastics, Inc.","619 East 8th Street, Suite D",,Lawrence,KS,66044,Yes,No,No,Donna A. Johnson,President,7858328866,donnaj@pinnaclet.com,Donna A. Johnson,,7858328866,donnaj@pinnaclet.com,"The goal of this Phase II SBIR is to commercialize the process to use wheat straw fibers as a means to improve the characteristics of commingled plastic. The Phase I research proved the feasibility of using wheat straw as a filler for commingled plastic. However, in order to commercialize the process, hurdles still need to be overcome in order to have a In order to reach this goal the following objectives have been developed: Improve the mechanical properties of the commingled plastic so it can be automatically fed into the twin-screw extruder. Optimize the chemical additives to improve the binding of the commingled plastic with each other and with the agricultural fillers. Determine methods, such as low-temperature compounding, which can be used in the extruder to both ensure good melt of the plastics but reduce fiber degradation. Look at the long-term weatherability of the plastics to determine their outdoor applications. Work with manufacturers to test the product and incorporate their comments back into the research plan."
Hermetic-Equivalent Wafer-Scale Packaging of Radiation-Hardened Semiconductors for Use In Strategic Missile Guidance Systems,N00178-03-C-3006,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,599862.00,"Aguila Technologies, Inc.","310 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 107",,San Marcos,CA,92078-,Yes,No,No,M. Albert Capote,President,7607521199,macapote@aguilatech.com,Robert Burress,Director Advanced Packagi,7607521195,rburress@aguilatech.com,"""Guidance systems used on sea-based vehicles are often stored forlong periods of time (10 to 30 years) under a variety ofuncontrolled storage and operational conditions. The electronicsare util-ized during the life of the system and must operate witha high degree of reliability when they are needed. The Navyanticipates a need for radiation-hardened ICs in packages thatwill ensure reli-ability and performance over long lifetimes.Ceramic-packaged hermetic circuits, currently used in themajority of missile systems, generally do not suffer from many ofthe common failure mecha-nisms, but they are quickly becomingobsolete as the military share of the overall electronics mar-ketcontinues to shrink. Current plastic-encapsulated die approacheshave not been proven reliable under long-term unpowered storagein harsh environments. To make plastic encapsulated die a viablealternative to ceramic packaged devices, an inexpensive yeteffective protection scheme must be developed to eliminate commonfailure mechanisms. This proposal entails application andqualification testing of a novel pre-encapsulated semiconductordie packaging approach that pro-vides superior ruggedness and issuitable for high-reliability defense environments. Notable ad-vances in materials and processes for wafer-scale pre-encapsulation and assembly have already been made, providing alow-risk path for implementation of prototypes.BENEFITS: The needs of missile guidance, space, and a"
Hermetic-Equivalent Wafer-Scale Packaging of Radiation-Hardened Semiconductors for Use In Strategic Missile Guidance Systems,N00178-03-C-3006,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Aguila Technologies, Inc.","310 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 107",,San Marcos,CA,92078-,Yes,No,No,M. Albert Capote,President,7607521199,macapote@aguilatech.com,Robert Burress,Director Advanced Packagi,7607521195,rburress@aguilatech.com,"""Guidance systems used on sea-based vehicles are often stored forlong periods of time (10 to 30 years) under a variety ofuncontrolled storage and operational conditions. The electronicsare util-ized during the life of the system and must operate witha high degree of reliability when they are needed. The Navyanticipates a need for radiation-hardened ICs in packages thatwill ensure reli-ability and performance over long lifetimes.Ceramic-packaged hermetic circuits, currently used in themajority of missile systems, generally do not suffer from many ofthe common failure mecha-nisms, but they are quickly becomingobsolete as the military share of the overall electronics mar-ketcontinues to shrink. Current plastic-encapsulated die approacheshave not been proven reliable under long-term unpowered storagein harsh environments. To make plastic encapsulated die a viablealternative to ceramic packaged devices, an inexpensive yeteffective protection scheme must be developed to eliminate commonfailure mechanisms. This proposal entails application andqualification testing of a novel pre-encapsulated semiconductordie packaging approach that pro-vides superior ruggedness and issuitable for high-reliability defense environments. Notable ad-vances in materials and processes for wafer-scale pre-encapsulation and assembly have already been made, providing alow-risk path for implementation of prototypes.BENEFITS: The needs of missile guidance, space, and a"
Development of High Temperature Barrier Coating,N00024-02-C-4095,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Aguila Technologies, Inc.","310 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 107",,San Marcos,CA,92078-,Yes,No,No,M. Albert Capote,President,7607521199,macapote@aguilatech.com,Y. Joon Lee,"Member, Technical Staff",7607521192,yjoonlee@aguilatech.com,"""The object of this proposal is a cost-effective coating to be used to guard bulkheads and other naval structures from exposure to high-temperatures during a fire event. Material is to be capable of withstanding the action of a flame while preventing thecovered surface from reaching a temperature of 225-250┐F above ambient temperature, meeting the requirements of UL 1709. The approach is to provide a high temperature coating with novel fillers and additives in a variety of paint compositions.Commercially available thermosetting resins, such as cyanate resin and aromatic epoxy resin, are good candidates as the resin matrix material. We propose to use a proprietary filler in the resin coating mix for thermal insulation. During a fire event,the filler will expand, resulting in a foamed resin composite structure. Ease of reparability of the coating is targeted as well as low maintenance and long service life. Feasibility demonstration shall include ease of installation, ease of removal, costand anticipated service life expectancy. The paint will be especially tailored for use on new types of lightweight naval structural materials that require barrier coatings to prevent them from reaching elevated temperatures during a fire situation, whichwill significantly reduce their strength. One of the primary markets for this product is for the protection of bulkheads and various structures in naval vessels. Another somewhat smaller market is bar"
Thermal Management Techniques for Bonded Electronic Components,N00178-02-C-3077,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Aguila Technologies, Inc.","310 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 107",,San Marcos,CA,92078-,Yes,No,No,M. Albert Capote,President,7607521199,macapote@aguilatech.com,Alan Grieve,Principal Investigator,7607524359,agrieve@aguilatech.com,"""There is a growing need for improvement in the performance of thermally-conductive polymeric adhesives used in the bonding of electronic structures for use in high-temperature environments, such as the operating environment of high power wide bandgapelectronic devices. Many polymeric adhesives for electronics use are epoxide-based. While epoxides offer good processability and have good mechanical and chemical resistance properties, their performance at high temperatures and high humidities is poor.This leads to more frequent and costly repairs due to premature failures. While there are numerous examples of polymers with superior performance to epoxides, few offer the same level of processability or low costs of epoxide-based formulations. We havedeveloped a new resin formulation that, with some modification, will address all of these performance issues. Our patent-pending resin formulation incorporates cyanate esters, bismaleimides and epoxides. It is solvent-free and easily processed. The key tothis formulation is a novel reactive diluent containing both allyl and epoxide functionalities. Incorporation of a novel filler combination into this resin formulation will also allow the preparation of composite materials with improved thermal andelectrical conductivity to better address the thermal and electrical management needs of high power devices There is an immediate need for adhesive materials with improved high temperature performan"
NEXT GENERATION GAMMA DETECTOR ARRAYS FOR HIGH RESOLUTI*,1R43CA096023-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,170085.00,"Aguila Technologies, Inc.","310 Via Vera Cruz, Suite 107",,San Marcos,CA,92078-,Yes,No,No,Albert Capote,,7607521199,MCAPOTE@AGUILATECH.COM,Albert M. Capote,,7607521199,MACAPOTE@AGUILATECH.COM,"Proposed is advancement of the state-of-the-art pixilated solid state semiconductor gamma ray imaging array detector assemblies to where their advantages of energy and spatial resolution in a room temperature detector may be exploited with minimal cost and risk in applications such as large area arrays for in vivo imaging and nuclear medicine. A major impediment to widespread use of solid state array detectors is the shortage of high quality detector material. The aim of this proposal is to develop techniques for making increased use of the existing supply CdZnTe) through more fault-tolerant detector and detector system designs. We plan to accomplish this by deploying a smaller form factor detector array, that allows culling more useful CZT detectors from a given wafer. The incorporation of an interposer in the detector assembly will allow creation of tiled arrays of detector arrays, minimizing the impact of the smaller form factor on imaging resolution. Cutting of the CZT wafers by new, more flexible and less damaging techniques will also allow better utilization of existing materials. The design of a differentiated sharper amplifier readout array will reduce susceptibility to leakage currents, allowing use of lower resistivity materials than present integrating readout techniques. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The immediate commercial opportunity is in supplying the research community a reliable supply of functional imaging array detector assemblies. These devices have applications in planar imaging, SPECT imaging systems, and as surgical probes. Some possible applications are mammography, clinical cardiology, in vivo auto radiography, neuroscience studies, and lymphatic system imaging. There exists a huge potential for in vivo expression studies in small animals. Outside of medial and biological uses, detector arrays are needed by NASA for stellar X- and gamma ray imaging systems."
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Low-bandwidth Long-distance Learning,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99438.00,Aics Inc,640 West Las Cruces Avenue,,Las Cruces,NM,88005,Yes,No,No,,,,,Wirt Atmar,,5055249800,atmar@aics-research.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project investigates the opportunities inherent in long-distance learning alternatives fashioned around the telnet internet protocol. To date, virtually all long-distance learning trials have been designed to operate using the procedures of the world-wide web (HTTP, CGI, Java, etc.), but these web-based solutions have a number of obvious intrinsic problems. Such solutions tend to be quite slow, and they are capable of only moderate interactivity, often quite fragile, and rapidly become surprisingly complex. In contrast, the telnet protocol, when used with a more or less standard terminal emulator, tends to be very responsive over the internet, especially when the protocol is very slightly modified, and very simple to program against. The creation of a freely distributed player and accompanying inexpensive authoring tool built around a standard terminal interface could be of importance to areas with underdeveloped communications infrastructures, thus making the internet accessible to those who can afford only low-bandwidth internet.
The distributed player and authoring tool proffered by Aics Inc has the potential to have an important impact on the nature and methods of the distribution of information opportunities for secondary education through graduate and continuing professional education, and they could serve in technical commercial sales and training and in more generally in crossing the digital divide."
Development of Serum Based Biomarker for the Detection of Cancer,DAMD17-02-C-0008,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Chromotrax, Inc.","Chromotrax, Inc.","2000 N 14Th St, Ste 530",Arlington,VA,22201 0250,Yes,Yes,No,Loretta Chi,President,7035583400,chi@altechnologies.com,Joe Lucas,Principal Investigator,9258281095,lcjoe@aol.com,"""We propose an innovative technique for ultra rapid, sensitive detection ofcancer specific chromosome rearrangements in solution to facilitate bulkquantification of aberrant chromosomes for early detection of metastatictumor cells. (I) We will apply DNA hybridization in suspension to humanbreast cancer cell lines by combining two separate, novel techniques 1)hybridizing chromosomes in suspension; 2) using repeat sequence deplete DNAprobes in combination with a flow cytometric method of analysis and magneticsorting, in order to sensitively, precisely and rapidly quantifycancer-related chromosome translocations and rearrangements. Chromosomeaberrations will be detected using reversible DNA-hybridization probes thatuniquely bind to DNA normally present in a specific subset of the genome. Asecond set of reversible DNA hybridization probes will be used to uniquelyhybridize with a corresponding second subset of the genome. Any (aberrant)chromosomes containing both subsets will be rapidly and efficiently isolatedand quantified. (II) We will determine the translocation detectionsensitivity (has a potential sensitivity of 1x1,000,000) using serialdilutions of a human breast cancer cell line with known translocation withthe lymphoblast cell line AG122. We expect our technique will havesensitivity similar to PCR and far higher than FISH, with specificity betterthan PCR."""
Development of Serum Based Biomarker for the Detection of Cancer,DAMD17-02-C-0008,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,2,749999.00,"Chromotrax, Inc.","Chromotrax, Inc.","2000 N 14Th St, Ste 530",Arlington,VA,22201 0250,Yes,Yes,No,Loretta Chi,President,7035583400,chi@altechnologies.com,Joe Lucas,Principal Investigator,9258281095,lcjoe@aol.com,"""We propose an innovative technique for ultra rapid, sensitive detection ofcancer specific chromosome rearrangements in solution to facilitate bulkquantification of aberrant chromosomes for early detection of metastatictumor cells. (I) We will apply DNA hybridization in suspension to humanbreast cancer cell lines by combining two separate, novel techniques 1)hybridizing chromosomes in suspension; 2) using repeat sequence deplete DNAprobes in combination with a flow cytometric method of analysis and magneticsorting, in order to sensitively, precisely and rapidly quantifycancer-related chromosome translocations and rearrangements. Chromosomeaberrations will be detected using reversible DNA-hybridization probes thatuniquely bind to DNA normally present in a specific subset of the genome. Asecond set of reversible DNA hybridization probes will be used to uniquelyhybridize with a corresponding second subset of the genome. Any (aberrant)chromosomes containing both subsets will be rapidly and efficiently isolatedand quantified. (II) We will determine the translocation detectionsensitivity (has a potential sensitivity of 1x1,000,000) using serialdilutions of a human breast cancer cell line with known translocation withthe lymphoblast cell line AG122. We expect our technique will havesensitivity similar to PCR and far higher than FISH, with specificity betterthan PCR."""
Lifetime Filtration for Military Vehicles,DAAE07-02-C-L006,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,729995.00,"ANALYTICAL ENGINEERING, INC.",2555 Technology Blvd.,P.O. Box 2603,Columbus,IN,47202 2603,Yes,Yes,No,Barry Czachura,Technical Program Directo,8123766472,barry@aei-tech.com,Louis Krempel,Chief Design Engineer,8123766472,louis@aei-tech.com,"""Improving filtration technology for military vehicle engine lubrication systems remains a significant challenge. Equipment failures due to improper or excessive periodic maintenance contribute substantially to the overall cost of maintaining militaryfleets and create combat ineffectiveness during mission critical operations. Current systems have short filter life span and do not provide satisfactory particle removal. Disposal of the filter element and used oil presents an expensive and hazardousproblem for maintenance personnel.Analytical Engineering, Inc. (AEI) proposes to take the results of an extremely successful Phase I project into commercialization at the close of a Phase II program. AEI is partnered with a Baldwin Filters, a manufacturer and worldwide distributor, tocommercialize several revolutionary filtration systems. Removal efficiencies and capacities in these new systems greatly surpass the technologies of conventional barrier filtration.A continuation in the development of this revolutionary technology is proposed for lifetime lubricant filtration on the HMMWV vehicle. The filter system employs the use of a high capacity, high efficiency full flow section with integral additivereplenishment and an ultracentrifuge bypass section. The new spin-on replacement system transparently provides at least 200,000 mile life resulting in greatly reduced maintenance and significantly improved engine durability of military vehi"
Innovative Erosion-Resistant Coating Materials/Concepts for Leading Edges on Composite Rotor Blades,N68335-03-C-0039,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"ANALYTICAL SERVICES & MATERIALS, INC.",107 Research Drive,,Hampton,VA,23666,Yes,No,No,jalaiah Unnam,President,7578657093,unnam@asm-usa.com,Karl E.Wiedemann,Senior Research Scientist,7578657283,karl@asm-usa.com,"""The Navy operates its helicopters and other aircraft in dust, salt, and water-laden environments. The impact of sand and water droplets on the rotor blades at high velocities causes rotor life to drop drastically. The cost of replacing and maintainingrotor blades is a significant factor. The current solution is to use metallic abrasion strips that offer limited protection; however, the strips limit the fatigue life of composite rotors. AS&M has developed a coating that provides superior erosionprotection without reducing fatigue life. AS&M's coating is comprised of a fine dispersion of very hard particles in a resilient matrix. The coating partly absorbs the energy and reflects back the impacting particles without deformation or cratering. InPhase I, we propose to demonstrate the applicability of AS&M's coating on composite material for adhesion, uniformity, smoothness, erosion, and cavitation properties. In the Phase I option, we propose to establish a field repair kit for maintenance andextending the coating life. In Phase II, we propose to coat airfoil shapes for simulated erosion test and also to carry out a full-fledged fatigue test on a coated rotor. In Phase III, we will work with a rotor blade manufacturer and transition thetechnology to a rotary-wing platform. Helicopters, vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft, fighter jets, general aviation aircraft and helicopters, gas turbine engines and power plants, wind turbines"
Alchemist - Air Separation Technology Development,NAS8-02007,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"ANDREWS SPACE, INC.",505 5th Ave S,Suite 300,Seattle,WA,98104,Yes,No,No,Jason Andrews,President,3107259640,mjoh@tems.com,Steven White,Lead Designer,2063429934,swhite@spaceandtech.com,"The Alchemist system we are proposing is a combined-cycle system which reduces Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) liftoff weights by a factor of four relative to all-rocket systems. This reduces the weight of major elements (e.g. Jet engines, wing, and landing gear)by 60%, and allows us the margin to use the same principles and advantages commercial airplanes use to achieve very safe operations and low operating costs. Using Alchemist, a completely reusable RLV, weighing less than a 777 at takeoff, can operate out of existing commercial airport facilities and deliver the same usable payload to the International Space Station as the Space Shuttle . Turbofan engines are an integral partof the Alchemist system, providing not only takeoff, climb, and cruise propulsion, but all-envelope intact-abort capability, plus ferry capability. With the turbofans on board we have single-fault tolerance against catastrophic failure on all flight critical systems including main propulsion. Single-fault tolerance on all systems provides the operational breakthrough necessary to transition from artillery-like to airplane-like launch systems. Our calculations show that an RLV designed to take full advantage of Alchemist has less than a 1/10,000 chance of loss-of-vehicle and operating costs of $500/kilogram to LEO."
Alchemist - Air Separation Technology Development,NAS8-02007,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,591680.00,"ANDREWS SPACE, INC.",505 5th Ave S,Suite 300,Seattle,WA,98104,Yes,No,No,Jason Andrews,President,3107259640,mjoh@tems.com,Steven White,Lead Designer,2063429934,swhite@spaceandtech.com,"The Alchemist system we are proposing is a combined-cycle system which reduces Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) liftoff weights by a factor of four relative to all-rocket systems. This reduces the weight of major elements (e.g. Jet engines, wing, and landing gear)by 60%, and allows us the margin to use the same principles and advantages commercial airplanes use to achieve very safe operations and low operating costs. Using Alchemist, a completely reusable RLV, weighing less than a 777 at takeoff, can operate out of existing commercial airport facilities and deliver the same usable payload to the International Space Station as the Space Shuttle . Turbofan engines are an integral partof the Alchemist system, providing not only takeoff, climb, and cruise propulsion, but all-envelope intact-abort capability, plus ferry capability. With the turbofans on board we have single-fault tolerance against catastrophic failure on all flight critical systems including main propulsion. Single-fault tolerance on all systems provides the operational breakthrough necessary to transition from artillery-like to airplane-like launch systems. Our calculations show that an RLV designed to take full advantage of Alchemist has less than a 1/10,000 chance of loss-of-vehicle and operating costs of $500/kilogram to LEO."
Authentication of Canned Crabmeat by Species-Discriminating PCR-Based Diagnostic,2002-33610-11916,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,69960.00,"APL Sciences, Inc.",3610 NW 42nd Terrace,,Gainesville,FL,32606,Yes,No,No,LeeAnn Applewhite,"Vice-President, Research and Development",3523769762,aplsci@bellsouth.net,LeeAnn Applewhite,,3523769762,aplsci@bellsouth.net,"Species identification of blue crabmeat is necessary for the detection of inappropriately labeled products. Atlantic blue crab is the most valuable crab industry in the United States. Due to its high cost, popularity and demand Atlantic blue crab meat is susceptible to substitition using less valuable crab species. Authenticity of crab products marketed in the United States will ensure consumers are not misled about the source, safety and quality of crabmeat they purchase and consume. Traditionally, authentication of seafood products has been done by the generation of specific protein profiles. This technique is less reliable with heat-treated products such as pasteurized crabmeat. DNA-based identification techniques needs to be investigated. Overall our proposed strategy requires isolation of DNA from crabmeat and its subsequent amplification utilizing the well-established technique of polymerase chain reaction or PCR that enables a sequence(s) of DNA to be targeted and amplified. DNA will be extracted as a template from various crabmeat sources. Gene-specific primers for species identification of pasteurized crabmeat will be developed and tested. Thermal pasteurization effects on the integrity of the extracted DNA template will be identified and the detection limits of mixed pasteurized crabmeat samples will be analyzed and established."
MEMS Annular Rotating Sensor (MARS),N00178-02-C-1043,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Archangel Systems, Inc.",1635 Pumphrey Ave.,,Auburn,AL,36832-4302,Yes,No,No,Kitty Greene,President,3348268008,kitty@archangel.com,Victor Trent,Design Engineer,3348268008,victor@archangel.com,"""A MEMS rotating Annular Sensor (MARS) is proposed, which senses rotation velocities and accelerations in one discrete time sensor. The sensor system is sensitive to accelerations in all three local directions x, y, and z and rotational velocities in twoaxes. Differential capacitance measured at various points about the annulus permit a single MARS to measure accelerations in 3 degrees of freedom and rotational velocities in two, missing only the angular velocity about the local z axis. Two MARS systemscan be used for full three axis inertial measurements and provide redundancy in all three accelerations and two rotational velocity measures. With built-in processing capability, the MARS system results in an extremely small, low-cost yet robust inertialmeasurement system. Output of the MARS system will be in various digital serial formats.The MARS system has been designed to have four modes of operation: Storage, Start-up, Nominal operation and Shut-down. To enable reliable use, each mode is operated in a controlled operation enabling the device to handle very large g loads withoutfailure. Sensing rotational rates up to 500 degrees per second and accelerations up to 100 g are anticipated with the device. Existing inertial sensors require three rotational sensors and three acceleration sensors to obtain the information required for inertial sensing and control. By using the MARS system, these requirements are reduced to two MARS, the"
Precision Attitude Sensing on Aerostats (PASA),DASG60-02-P-0038,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Archangel Systems, Inc.",1635 Pumphrey Ave.,,Auburn,AL,36832-4302,Yes,No,No,Kitty Greene,President,3348268008,kitty@archangel.com,Victor Trent,Design Engineer,3348268008,victor@archangel.com,"""Archangel's Air Data Attitude Heading Reference System (ADAHRS) is a solid-state unit that integrates low-cost piezoelectric MEMS gyros and accelerometers, as well as pitot and static sensing devices and a magnetometer with a local processor. Accuraciesto 1 degree RMS have been demonstrated in aircraft test flights. The gyro sensors used in the construction of the ADAHRS were low cost without reproducible thermal profiles. All drift in the ADAHRS is therefore estimated on line using a proprietarytechnique called FLASP (Fuzzy Logic Adaptive Signal Processing). By replacing the existing gyro sensors with the new sensors and modifying the FLASP algorithm, the RMS attitude errors can be significantly reduced.Following this approach, the RMS accuracies for pitch and roll can be under 0.10 degree (1.75 m radian). With these accuracies in pitch and roll, heading accuracies can be under 0.15 degree. With the greater accuracies, the ADAHRS can be used for attitudedetermination of tethered and high-altitude aerostats. The attitude solution is extremely important for pinpointing the location and velocity of radar returns. With an overall RSS attitude accuracy of approximately 0.21 degree, location of returns can bedetermined to a RMS accuracy of 266 meters at a 100 km range. Existing ADAHRS products typically sell for $22,000 to $30,000. The Archangel ADAHRS is sold in quantities of one for only $8,000. By increasing the accuracy of the A"
Sub-Critical Water Extraction for the Isolation of Polyphenolics from Fruits,2002-33610-11795,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,61850.00,"Artemis International, Inc.",9318 Airport Drive,,Fort Wayne,IN,46809,Yes,No,No,Jan A. Mills,President,2194366899,jmills@artemis-international.com,JoLynne D. Wrightman,,2604366899,jwrightman@artemis-international.com,"During the typical juicing process, many polyphenolics of potential nutritive or functional value are left in the often underutilized pomace. Methods involving the use of acetone or ethanol are commonly used to further extract these compounds. However, these compounds are used as bioactive ingredients in dietary supplements and functional foods, or as natural colorants. Thus the health conscious target market has considerable objections to the use of solvents in production. Moreover, the complexity and cost-prohibitive nature of these processes cause many processors to simply discard the pomace and thus a potentially valuable source of phytochemical compounds (anthocyanins, flavones and catechins). Research has previously been conducted on the utilization of critical fluids as an environmentally friendly alternative to solvent extraction of valuable agricultural components. It is proposed that Sub-Critical Water Extraction can effectively extract polyphenolics from fruit pomaces. The alteration of the physical properties of water through increases in temperature and pressure allow it to function in a manner similar to less polar solvents such as acetone and alcohol. The evaluation of various conditions and extraction substrates can also demonstrate the feasibility of a Sub-Critical Water Extraction process to compete with solvent extraction in a cost-effective manner."
Advanced Secure Compression and Processing,HQ0006-03-C-0030,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,68970.00,"The Athena Group, Inc.",408 West University Avenue,Suite 306,Gainesville,FL,32601-,Yes,No,No,Monica Murphy,President and CEO,3523712567,mmurphy@athena-group.com,Jonathon D. Mellott,Chief Technology Officer,3523712567,jon@athena-group.com,"""This Phase I SBIR project will develop an innovative, high-performance, secure processing architecture for system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices used in defense electronics systems. Athena's security technology will integrate compression and encryption, andenable end-to-end secure processing in advanced defense systems, providing significantly improved tampering and reverse engineering resistance when compared to existing technologies. Athena's security technology will also make it possible to revokespecific defense systems in the event that they fall into the hands of an adversary. Athena will develop a solution that will allow all defense electronic systems designers to transparently include end-to-end security in their products. The commercialvalue of the developed technology is substantial since it will provide anti-cloning capabilities for products constructed from standard product electronic components. The end-to-end data security architecture proposed will also enable robust digital rightsmanagement (DRM), which is a critical technology requirement for information content providers."""
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Wireless Infrastructure Technology,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"The Athena Group, Inc.",408 West University Avenue,Suite 306,Gainesville,FL,32601-,Yes,No,No,,,,,Michael Lewis,,3523712567,mike@athena-group.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will evaluate a technology capable of meeting the demands of future mobile wireless information systems. The fundamental challenge facing designers of the physical layer of mobile networking solutions is to improve speed, precision, and power efficiency. Athena's proprietary arithmetic technology, which enables engineers to rapidly develop high performance semiconductors, can provide up to 10 times higher performance or up to 10 times less power compared to existing technologies. The Phase I study will evaluate opportunities to apply this arithmetic technology to mobile wireless systems by developing an infrastructure technology targeted for placement between the antenna and the back-end digital processor. The goal of the project is to demonstrate that this infrastructure technology can meet or exceed the industry performance standards in a 250mW, low-power package.
The company will be able to rapidly develop high performance, high accuracy, low power solutions for the wireless communications market. Specific applications include use in automobiles where information, audio, navigation, and other services will be linked."
ADEPT: Athena Digital Excision Processor Technology,F30602-02-C-0063,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99999.00,"The Athena Group, Inc.",408 West University Avenue,Suite 306,Gainesville,FL,32601-,Yes,No,No,Monica Murphy,President & CEO,3523712567,mmurphy@athena-group.com,Jonathan Mellott,Chief Technology Officer,3523712567,jon@athena-group.com,"""The Athena Group, Inc. will develop an innovative, low-power, fast Fourier transform (FFT) and inverse FFT (IFFT) processor for use in mitigating both intentional and unintentional narrowband jamming and interference in handheld global positioning system(GPS) receivers. Athena's advanced digital signal processing (DSP) technology is capable of performance levels well beyond those of conventional DSP processing technologies. Athena will analyze the processing requirements for the GPS receiver application,select an FFT/IFFT processor configuration along with supervisory processing elements, and analyze the resulting design for speed, power, and hardware requirements. The proposer will optimize a solution that will lead to a commercial system-on-chip (SoC)anti-jam GPS application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implementation. The commercial value of the developed technology is substantial since it will significantly improve the reliability and quality of GPS service. GPS applications are proliferating,especially in the land-based market segment. Numerous other mass-market FFT ASIC applications, such as asymmetric digital subscriber loop (ADSL) modems, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) wireless communications, and co-channel interference(CCI) rejection for wireless communications also indicate a high commercial potential for the proposed technology."""
"Peregrine: A High-Precision, High-Speed Analog to Digital Converter",F33615-02-M-1225,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"The Athena Group, Inc.",408 West University Avenue,Suite 306,Gainesville,FL,32601-,Yes,No,No,Monica Murphy,President & CEO,3523712567,mmurphy@athena-group.com,Michael P. Lewis,Principal Engineer,3523712567,mike@athena-group.com,"""Mobile wireless communication systems designers face the challenge of increasing the digital content of their solutions. Digital processing begins with the first analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which ideally is as close to the antenna as possible. Atpresent, however, existing ADC technology imposes significant speed, power, and precision implementation barriers. For this reason, the U.S. Air Force has challenged the technical community to develop a high-speed, low power, high-precision ADC. The AirForce requirements include 16-bit resolution, 50 MHz minimum bandwidth, 100 MSPS throughput rate, and a power dissipation of less than 100 mW. The proposer's response to this challenge is a radically new ADC technology called Peregrine. Peregrinedifferentiates itself from other ADC architectures by virtue of the fact that it is based on a number theoretic approach to ADC conversion. Peregrine data conversion is performed within independent small wordlength channels which reduce the ADC mapping toa collection of concurrent low-complexity operations. The Phase I study will research this new ADC architecture, quantifying speed and power metrics for the 16-bit, or better, CMOS design implementations required in mobile wireless applications such asGPS. When commercialized, the resulting Peregrine ADC will be embedded into high-performance wireless system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. The commercial value of the developed technology is substantial"
Agent Defeat Short Time Neutralization Data Collection and Modeling,F08630-02-C-0037,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"AUBURN CHEMICAL CO., INC.",2058 Fieldview Drive,,Auburn,AL,36832,Yes,No,No,B.t. Neely,President,3348266500,B.T.Neely@auburnchemical.com,B. T. Neely,Chemist,3348266500,B.T.Neely@auburnchemical.com,"""This research will provide ability to predict the effectiveness of thermal-basedAgent Defeat weapons. Tasks are compilation of previous experimental data, modeling to estimate the time-temperature conditions produced by selectedAgent Defeat weapons, the design and evaluation of a test system to determine the extent of spore killing by high temperatures for various short times. The military benefit will be the ability to accurately predict the effectiveness of new thermal Agent Defeat weapons. The commercial benefit will be addedability to design rapid high temperature medical sterilization equipment."""
"High Efficiency, Scalable, Parallel Processing Approaches for Multi-Sensor Data Fusion",DAAH0103CR035,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,97850.00,"Aximetric, Inc.",1763 Prairie View Ln,,Oviedo,FL,32765,Yes,Yes,No,Rajani Vailaya,Director,4073596458,rajani@aximetric.com,Guru Prasad,President,3212773724,guru@aximetric.com,"""Aximetric and the Cornell Theory Center (CTC) strongly backed by Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) lab proposes a portable parallel computing model for windows platform called Java based Bulk Synchronous Parallel System (JBSP) that is implementedusing the .net clustering technology developed by Microsoft. The uniqueness of this approach is to provide portable model called JBSP.Net using the BSP cost model along with Java like visual environment provided by Microsoft. Current approaches forportable parallel computing will be studied and proposed in light of the Sensory fusion problem, and new approaches for load balancing using the proposed model will be presented. A graph-based load balancing system (GPSys) will be developed to assist inload balancing and performance mapping.The Bulk Synchronous Parallel (BSP) model (Valient, 90) is a very portable model that uses simple programming parameters for building the parallel programming model. These models can be built on uniprocessor machines and the same can be easily transferredto parallel/distributed processors using the BSP library for those platforms. The compile once run anywhere concept of Java, the BSP parallel model and the newly developed .Net architecture (Microsoft, 02) developed by microsoft to network servers, formthe crux of our approach towards portability and scalability using low cost windows workstations.Aximetric team is proposing a unique graph based architec"
Next-Generation Collaboration Tools to Support Telescience and Outreach,NAS8-02004,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"AZ Technology, Inc.","7047 Old Madison Pike, Suite 300",,Huntsville,AL,35806-2188,Yes,No,No,David O'Neil,Vice President,2568379877,don@aztechnology.com,Terri Speir,Sr. Software Engineer,2568379877,terri@aztechnology.com,"The proposed innovation is a set of next-generation collaboration tools and techniques utilizing standard Internet Protocols (IP). The primary use is to support 24 x 7 mission operations and telescience; secondary use includes education and public outreach. Existing first-generation 24 x 7 IP-based collaboration systems such as the International Space Station (ISS) Internet Voice Distribution System (IVoDS) are limited to audio-only conferencing. They replicate the functionality of legacy business telephony-based systems. Our goal is to incorporate the power of the personal computer, Internet, multimedia, and videoconferencing into these systems.Phase I will test those technologies that promise to dramatically increase the effectiveness of performing telescience. Four collaboration areas have been identified: audio, video, conference management, and application sharing. Representative tasks and metrics for collaboration performance monitoring will be developed. Candidate capabilities will be prototyped and tested utilizing ground-based experimenter and educational groups. In Phase II the most promising capabilities will be incorporated into a prototype CONTACT system and tested with larger groups, including researchers performing live ISS telescience and NASA Quest educational audiences. The prototype system will be interfaced to IVoDS, demonstrating techniques for providing unsecured secondary users limited access to secure telescience conferences."
Next-Generation Collaboration Tools to Support Telescience and Outreach,NAS8-02004,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599994.00,"AZ Technology, Inc.","7047 Old Madison Pike, Suite 300",,Huntsville,AL,35806-2188,Yes,No,No,David O'Neil,Vice President,2568379877,don@aztechnology.com,Terri Speir,Sr. Software Engineer,2568379877,terri@aztechnology.com,"The proposed innovation is a set of next-generation collaboration tools and techniques utilizing standard Internet Protocols (IP). The primary use is to support 24 x 7 mission operations and telescience; secondary use includes education and public outreach. Existing first-generation 24 x 7 IP-based collaboration systems such as the International Space Station (ISS) Internet Voice Distribution System (IVoDS) are limited to audio-only conferencing. They replicate the functionality of legacy business telephony-based systems. Our goal is to incorporate the power of the personal computer, Internet, multimedia, and videoconferencing into these systems.Phase I will test those technologies that promise to dramatically increase the effectiveness of performing telescience. Four collaboration areas have been identified: audio, video, conference management, and application sharing. Representative tasks and metrics for collaboration performance monitoring will be developed. Candidate capabilities will be prototyped and tested utilizing ground-based experimenter and educational groups. In Phase II the most promising capabilities will be incorporated into a prototype CONTACT system and tested with larger groups, including researchers performing live ISS telescience and NASA Quest educational audiences. The prototype system will be interfaced to IVoDS, demonstrating techniques for providing unsecured secondary users limited access to secure telescience conferences."
Novel Advancements in Internet Based Real-Time Data Technologies,NAS8-01163,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69975.00,"AZ Technology, Inc.","7047 Old Madison Pike, Suite 300",,Huntsville,AL,35806-2188,Yes,No,No,David O'Neil,Business Official,2568379877,daveo@aztechnology.com,Terri Speir,Sr. Software Engineer,2558379877,terri@aztechnology.com,"With increasing advancements in Internet technologies the generation of on-site technical experts will quickly fade. With the capability to distribute real-time data over the Internet, collaborative efforts between scientists and field experts can occur instantly between remote locations without the need for costly travel expenses. Real-time data distribution has historically been through dedicated hardware circuits with pre-defined data visualization tools. EZStream proposes to provide a common ground where multiple telemetry processing applications (TReK, SQL, OPC, NI, etc?) can interface and send data over a Local Area Network or the public Internet, using flexible easy to use display development tools. Phase I will utilize Java software products previously developed to interface with TReK to provide live data displays for the NASA Learning Technologies Project, Live From Space Stationa. Research will be performed on interfacing EZStream with existing commercial Nematron products. These systems, which successfully utilize Internet standards (e.g., TCP/IP, Java), will serve as baseline references for applying higher-level standards: data acquisition and distribution techniques. In Phase II the most proven capabilities will be incorporated into a prototype EZStream application and interfaced with TReK and Nematron products to provide telescience tools to both NASA and the commercial sector."
Strain-Enhanced Tunnel Diode Technology,DASG60-02-P-0108,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69645.00,"Belford Research, Inc.",386 Spanish Wells Road,,Hilton Head Island,SC,29926,Yes,No,No,Rona E. Belford,President,8436817688,belford@hargray.com,Rona E. Belford,President,8436817688,belford@hargray.com,"""We intend to increase by an order of magnitude, the current density of silicon-based tunnel diodes. This increase directly relates to a corresponding increase in performance (speed). Apart from being the fastest of all microelectronic devices, tunneldiodes (TDs) have negative differential resistance, which gives them unusual circuit qualities. When attached to integrated circuits they improve the circuit parameters (by two or three times). They enable fewer transistors to be used, power consumption islowered, circuit speed is increased, and the layout area is reduced. TDs are being developed for use in high-speed radar & communications, signal processing, data conversion and memory. The integration of tunnel diodes into silicon ICs is therefore highlydesirable. Si tunnel diodes have a current density of up to ~10 kA/cm2, we can double this figure by low-level straining (0.05%). We believe further optimization up to 1% strain would yield figures for Si-based TDs comparable to III-V TD devices (100kA/cm2). Integration of high current density (100kA/cm2), low capacitance, tunnel diodes incorporated into ICs has great benefits in e.g. lowering power consumption by a factor of 2, while increasing overall circuit speed by a factor of 2 and reducinglayout area by a factor of 3."""
Germanium-Free Strained-SOI Wafers,HQ0006-03-C-0029,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69999.00,"Belford Research, Inc.",386 Spanish Wells Road,,Hilton Head Island,SC,29926,Yes,No,No,Rona E. Belford,President,8436817688,belford@hargray.com,Rona E. Belford,President,8436817688,belford@hargray.com,"""We propose to combine the technologies of SOI manufacture with strain-inducing wafer bonding to produce Strained-Si On Insulator (SSOI) wafers. Optimizing this new Strained-Silicon-on-Insulator will increase carrier mobilities by a factor of at least x3,lower the band gap by 20%, and reduce operating power of existing technologies by a factor of x4. The above performance enhancements are over and above the enhancements arising from the thin Si layer and the insulating substrates. Our method of fabricationenables treatment for radiation hardness. IBM has announced their commitment to straining silicon as a viable alternative to `scaling' in the quest for higher performance. Their method of obtaining strained silicon involves expensive techniques includingSi/Ge heterostructures fabrication. The presence of Ge severely limits IC processing. By contrast our method would not require customized processing or new device architectures. Intel is now poised to go mainstream with SOI chips taking SOI chipproduction out of the niche market. Intel is showing interest in our technology. These major developments open great potential for the proposed combination. Ultra-fast, mainstream silicon-based electronics will be enabled using current technology. Speedincreases of x3 will be made possible using existing processing technology. This increase in speed is accompanied by a decrease in operating voltage by a factor of x4. Power dissipation will"
Intelligent Synthetic System Representation (SSR) Entities For The Extended Air Defense Testbed (EADTB),DASG60-02-P-0170,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69710.00,BEVILACQUA RESEARCH CORP.,4901 Corporate Drive,Suite B,Huntsville,AL,35805,Yes,Yes,Yes,Andy Bevilacqua,President,2568826229,andyb@brc2.com,David Skipper,Principal Investigator,2568826229,davids@brc2.com,"""With the need to produce simulation environments that are distributed and that combine live, virtual and constructive elements, there is a need for the constructive entities (SSR's) within the EADTB to act/react in a much more realistic way. Humanbehaviors are now routinely modeled as part of the modeled ""system"" within simulations. What is needed, therefore is a more robust method of collecting, storing and correlating information so that the human elements of the SSR model can act/react much morerealistically, keeping up with future needs to have ""intelligent"" constructive elements within EADTB. This proposal describes a concept for using an innovative new hybrid Artificial Intelligence (AI) architecture based on the use of conceptual graphscoupled with intelligent software agents to create a highly maintainable, robust method for creating validated, standardized SSR's for EADTB. The Phase I program will lay the groundwork for full-scale development of a newer, more capable and moremaintainable Synthetic System Representation scheme for EADTB. This architecture will have a tremendous amount of uses in the commercial sector for uses where intelligent software is needed such as process control and decision aids."""
FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM FOR SENSING BIOSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS,2R44RR014385-02A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,1292576.00,TIRF Technologies,"951 Aviation Parkway, Suite 700",,Morrisville,NC,27560-9225,Yes,No,No,Olga Petrova,,6013241555,OLGA.PETROVA@VERIZON.NET,Alexander N. Asanov,,7175617808,ASN@BIOELECTROSPEC.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An innovative fluorescence
system for sensing biomolecular interactions was developed in Phase I that
is based on total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF). The main
advantages of this system are integrated microfluidics and a design that
allows rapid replacement of TIRF sensor chip. The feasibility of building a
highly sensitive and versatile TIRF biosensor instrument was successfully
demonstrated in Phase I. In Phase II, we will design and build a complete
turn-key TIRF instrument. The proposed instrument will be equipped with
integrated fluidics, an automated sample handling module and a precision
mechanism for rapid replacement of TIRF sensor chips. A variety of
inexpensive TIRE sensor chips enclosed in cartridges will be available for
convenient immobilization of different biomolecules. In this manner, the
TIRF biosensor instrument will be designed for routine investigation of
biomolecular interactions. During year one of Phase II, we propose to build
five units of the TIRF biosensor instrument. In year two, the TIRF
instrument will be tested in laboratories of our consultants and in our own
lab. At the end of Phase II a fine-tuned industrial prototype wilt be
obtained. The TIRF biosensor instrument will be constructed and tested in
close collaboration with C&L Instruments and our consultants. A TIRF
biosensor instrument is a much-needed tool for studies related to structural
genomics, proteomics and other fields where detailed knowledge of
biomolecular interactions are important. Since the proposed instrument will
transform difficult TIRF experiments into routine measurements, the TIRF
biosensor has the potential to revolutionize studies in many fields,
including cancer research, biomaterials studies, drug discovery, cell
signaling, genomics and proteomics, nanotechnology, immunoassay and vaccine
development."
FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM FOR SENSING BIOSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS,2R44RR014385-02A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,TIRF Technologies,"951 Aviation Parkway, Suite 700",,Morrisville,NC,27560-9225,Yes,No,No,Olga Petrova,,6013241555,OLGA.PETROVA@VERIZON.NET,Alexander N. Asanov,,7175617808,ASN@BIOELECTROSPEC.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An innovative fluorescence
system for sensing biomolecular interactions was developed in Phase I that
is based on total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF). The main
advantages of this system are integrated microfluidics and a design that
allows rapid replacement of TIRF sensor chip. The feasibility of building a
highly sensitive and versatile TIRF biosensor instrument was successfully
demonstrated in Phase I. In Phase II, we will design and build a complete
turn-key TIRF instrument. The proposed instrument will be equipped with
integrated fluidics, an automated sample handling module and a precision
mechanism for rapid replacement of TIRF sensor chips. A variety of
inexpensive TIRE sensor chips enclosed in cartridges will be available for
convenient immobilization of different biomolecules. In this manner, the
TIRF biosensor instrument will be designed for routine investigation of
biomolecular interactions. During year one of Phase II, we propose to build
five units of the TIRF biosensor instrument. In year two, the TIRF
instrument will be tested in laboratories of our consultants and in our own
lab. At the end of Phase II a fine-tuned industrial prototype wilt be
obtained. The TIRF biosensor instrument will be constructed and tested in
close collaboration with C&L Instruments and our consultants. A TIRF
biosensor instrument is a much-needed tool for studies related to structural
genomics, proteomics and other fields where detailed knowledge of
biomolecular interactions are important. Since the proposed instrument will
transform difficult TIRF experiments into routine measurements, the TIRF
biosensor has the potential to revolutionize studies in many fields,
including cancer research, biomaterials studies, drug discovery, cell
signaling, genomics and proteomics, nanotechnology, immunoassay and vaccine
development."
Sbir/sttr phase i: Label-Free Biochip for Ultra-High Throughput Screening,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"BIOPRAXIS, INC.",10655 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD,Suite 200,SAN DIEGO,CA,92121,Yes,No,No,,,,,Peggy Thompson,,8584522413,peggyt@biopraxis.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a label-free biochip for applications in genomics, proteomics, life sciences, and pharmaceutical research. Biochips are intended to enable rapid, massively parallel analyses for such applications. However, the typical biochip relies on the use of labels to detect the binding event. Labels are expensive, especially for
high-throughput screening (HTS), and can change the chemistry of the ligand. The binding of a low-molecular weight ligand is particularly difficult to detect by any current (or emerging) biochip technology. During the Phase I project, experiments are planned to show(1) that the proposed
technology can be used to detect hormones, drugs, metabolites, carbohydrates, and signal transduction molecules in the 100-500 Da size range binding to enzymes, lectins, and DNA; (2) that this technology can differentiate among cross-reactive ligands that bind to a given biomolecule; (3) that the signal is specific to ligand binding and is not affected by artifacts that affect other biochips; (4) that protein denaturation caused by carrier solvents can be detected, and (5) that chip read-out will be exceptionally sensitive and rapid.
The commercial applications of this project are likely to be in a number of different areas. They include the markets for medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, food and beverage safety, proteomics, drug discovery and development, biomolecule development, and ultra high-throughput screening."
Production of Galacto-oligosaccharides From Whey Lactose by -Galactosidase Immobilized on Cotton Cloth,2002-33610-12346,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,296000.00,"Bioprocessing Innovative Company, Inc.",4734 Bridal Path Court,,Dublin,OH,43017 2599,Yes,No,No,I-Ching Tang,President,6147611552,tangiching@netscape.net,I-Ching Tang,President,6147611552,tangiching@netscape.net,"The goal of this project is to develop a novel enzymatic process to produce galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), also known as Bifidus growth factor, from whey permeate or lactose. Specific objectives include: 1) to optimize enzyme immobilization on cotton cloth and other support materials, 2) to evaluate the proposed two-step enzyme reaction for GOS production from whey lactose, 3) to optimize nanofiltration for separation of GOS from lactose, glucose, and galactose, 4) to develop a novel process with integrated enzyme reaction and NF separation of GOS, 5) to produce GOS product samples for further product development and testing, and 6) to develop marketing strategies and business plan for commercialization. The proposed process would produce a high-value product (more than $5/lb) that can be used as a health-promoting food ingredient and dietary supplement from the surplus whey permeate and lactose ($0.18 to $0.4 per lb) currently produced in the dairy industry. The market for GOS is at $200 million per year in Japan alone. The large, potential U.S. and worldwide markets could exceed $1 billion. Thus, a cost-effective enzyme technology to produce GOS from whey lactose should increase the product value and reduce the waste (whey permeate) disposal problem facing the dairy industry."
Production of Galacto-oligosaccharides From Whey Lactose by -Galactosidase Immobilized on Cotton Cloth,2002-33610-12346,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Bioprocessing Innovative Company, Inc.",4734 Bridal Path Court,,Dublin,OH,43017 2599,Yes,No,No,I-Ching Tang,President,6147611552,tangiching@netscape.net,I-Ching Tang,President,6147611552,tangiching@netscape.net,"The goal of this project is to develop a novel enzymatic process to produce galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), also known as Bifidus growth factor, from whey permeate or lactose. Specific objectives include: 1) to optimize enzyme immobilization on cotton cloth and other support materials, 2) to evaluate the proposed two-step enzyme reaction for GOS production from whey lactose, 3) to optimize nanofiltration for separation of GOS from lactose, glucose, and galactose, 4) to develop a novel process with integrated enzyme reaction and NF separation of GOS, 5) to produce GOS product samples for further product development and testing, and 6) to develop marketing strategies and business plan for commercialization. The proposed process would produce a high-value product (more than $5/lb) that can be used as a health-promoting food ingredient and dietary supplement from the surplus whey permeate and lactose ($0.18 to $0.4 per lb) currently produced in the dairy industry. The market for GOS is at $200 million per year in Japan alone. The large, potential U.S. and worldwide markets could exceed $1 billion. Thus, a cost-effective enzyme technology to produce GOS from whey lactose should increase the product value and reduce the waste (whey permeate) disposal problem facing the dairy industry."
Reduction of Motion Side Effects and After Effects,USAZ22-02-P-0034,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,98434.00,Biosentient Corp.,"700 Gemini, suite 210",,Houston,TX,77058,Yes,Yes,No,Mae C. Jemison,President,2814867918,yvonne@thejemisongroup.com,Mae C. Jemison,President,2814867918,yvonne@thejemisongroup.com,"""BioSentient Corporation proposes the use of a proven method of non-pharmacologic physiologic self-regulation to delay the onset and decrease the symptoms of motion sickness and mitigate any concomitant cognitive degradation. The method, NASA patentedAutogenic Feedback Training Exercise-- Method & System (AFTE - M&S), has been shown to significantly improve performance on Coriolis Sickness Susceptibility Index tests and successfully combated intractable airsickness in US Navy high performance aircraftpilots. AFTE -M&S shows significant potential in improving situational awareness. The equipment measures, records and displays real-time data independently to the wearer and researcher.AFTE -M&S consists of a NASA patented system of compact, wearable equipment to measure, display and control physiologic responses to motion using the information feedback from the equipment. The learned voluntary control is retained and can be called uponwhen not wearing the equipment.Under this grant proposal BioSentient will: (A) build a brass-board ambulatory equipment prototype that integrates recent solid-state memory, computational and power advances. This will decrease the dimensions and weight of the equipment and increase itsmemory and calculation capacity and battery life; (B) outline a method adapted from existing protocols to train Special Operations Forces personnel using AFTE - M&S to mitigate motion sickness. The development of a smal"
In-Tentionally Accessible Universal Vestibule and Tent,2002-33610-12753,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"BLUE SKY DESIGNS, INC.",2637 27TH AVE S,SUITE 209,MINNEAPOLIS,MN,55406-,Yes,No,No,Dianne M. Goodwin,President/Director of R&D,6516030828,bluskydzin@aol.com,Dianne M. Goodwin,,6516030828,bluskydzin@aol.com,"Commercially available tents and vestibules are relatively inaccessible to people who use mobility devices or those with dexterity limitations. The objectives of this project are to develop and test tent-related technology which results in a vestibule and a combined tent and vestibule accessible to people of varying abilities, including people with mobility, dexterity, cognitive and visual impairments. The universal vestibule will be able to be used with a wide range of 2-6 person tents. Its zipperless, accessible door will enable individuals to quickly and independently get out of the rain. Inside the vestibule, there will be enough headroom for people to sit upright, for others to assist in transfers, and room to maneuver a wheelchair. Secondary applications will be its use as a stand-alone, accessible, private shelter for a commode, gear storage, or as a screen house in group camping situations. A means for attaching the vestibule to a stationary vehicle will also be developed. It is anticipated that the features and benefits of the universal vestibule will appeal to a wide range of campers, not just those with disabilities. A 2-3 person accessible tent/vestibule will also be developed. The structure will include a vestibule area and a sleeping area, with insect-proof netting separating the two areas. Hardware and frames developed for both structures will enable campers who are standing upright, seated in a wheelchair, or sitting on the ground to assemble the tent. Window closures and the insect barrier between the sleeping and vestibule portions of the tent will be easy to open and close by those with limited dexterity, as well as those at ground level. The overall technical objectives include structural stability, withstanding wind and rain, and insect resistance. Production and manufacturing objectives include optimization of the designs for ease of manufacturing and control of costs, development of processes and specifications to ensure finished goods meet established quality criteria, identification of potential domestic or overseas manufacturers, and identification of existing tent manufacturers who may license the technology. Information dissemination activities regarding the project will increase the awareness of the outdoor industry, camping programs, and disability communities. The outdoor industry will be made aware of the existence of campers with disabilities, and everyone will be made aware of new technology available to better serve their needs."
In-Tentionally Accessible Universal Vestibule and Tent,2002-33610-12753,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,296000.00,"BLUE SKY DESIGNS, INC.",2637 27TH AVE S,SUITE 209,MINNEAPOLIS,MN,55406-,Yes,No,No,Dianne M. Goodwin,President/Director of R&D,6516030828,bluskydzin@aol.com,Dianne M. Goodwin,,6516030828,bluskydzin@aol.com,"Commercially available tents and vestibules are relatively inaccessible to people who use mobility devices or those with dexterity limitations. The objectives of this project are to develop and test tent-related technology which results in a vestibule and a combined tent and vestibule accessible to people of varying abilities, including people with mobility, dexterity, cognitive and visual impairments. The universal vestibule will be able to be used with a wide range of 2-6 person tents. Its zipperless, accessible door will enable individuals to quickly and independently get out of the rain. Inside the vestibule, there will be enough headroom for people to sit upright, for others to assist in transfers, and room to maneuver a wheelchair. Secondary applications will be its use as a stand-alone, accessible, private shelter for a commode, gear storage, or as a screen house in group camping situations. A means for attaching the vestibule to a stationary vehicle will also be developed. It is anticipated that the features and benefits of the universal vestibule will appeal to a wide range of campers, not just those with disabilities. A 2-3 person accessible tent/vestibule will also be developed. The structure will include a vestibule area and a sleeping area, with insect-proof netting separating the two areas. Hardware and frames developed for both structures will enable campers who are standing upright, seated in a wheelchair, or sitting on the ground to assemble the tent. Window closures and the insect barrier between the sleeping and vestibule portions of the tent will be easy to open and close by those with limited dexterity, as well as those at ground level. The overall technical objectives include structural stability, withstanding wind and rain, and insect resistance. Production and manufacturing objectives include optimization of the designs for ease of manufacturing and control of costs, development of processes and specifications to ensure finished goods meet established quality criteria, identification of potential domestic or overseas manufacturers, and identification of existing tent manufacturers who may license the technology. Information dissemination activities regarding the project will increase the awareness of the outdoor industry, camping programs, and disability communities. The outdoor industry will be made aware of the existence of campers with disabilities, and everyone will be made aware of new technology available to better serve their needs."
Human System Integration Rapid Analysis Tool for Evaluation of System Concepts Early in Development,N00178-02-C-3002,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"CARLOW INTERNATIONAL, INC.",20856 Waterbeach Pl,,Potomac Falls,VA,20165,Yes,No,No,Mary T. Malone,CEO,5714349222,mtmalone@carlow.com,Thomas B. Malone,President,7034444666,tbmalone@carlow.com,"""Carlow and Trident are pleased to submit this proposal to develop a rapid analysis tool to reduce time and effort in conducting human systems integration (HSI) analyses in the early stages of Navy system acquisition. The need for the rapid analysis toolstems from the fact that, in early stages of system acquisition, there is typically not sufficient time and/or funding to support a complete top down requirements analysis for each of several competing concepts. The rapid analysis tool should supportthe application of HSI to assessment of alternative concepts as part of the AoA in the areas of (a) conduct of quick-look workload and manpower assessments; (b) analysis of task sequences, dependencies and performance requirements; (c) identification ofhuman performance issues and concerns with alternative concepts, and (d) assessment of the expected human performance interoperability of concepts.The rapid analysis tool developed in this project will be designated the Rapid Personnel Options Requirements Tool (RAPPORT) tool. RAPPORT will support the computation of average workload for an alternate concept performing a mission scenario. The toolwill also support the analysis of tasks and the identification of human performance issues and human performance interoperability requirements with alternative concepts. This tool will support early HSI analysis to assess workloads, manning and human performance of commercial as well as milita"
Engineering Control Human Performance Tool to Enhance Situational Awareness,N00178-02-C-2031,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"CARLOW INTERNATIONAL, INC.",20856 Waterbeach Pl,,Potomac Falls,VA,20165,Yes,No,No,Mary T. Malone,CEO,5714349222,mtmalone@carlow.com,Thomas B. Malone,President,7034444666,tbmalone@carlow.com,"""The objective of this effort is to develop and demonstrate an automated tool designated the Engineering Manning, Business processes, interaction with Automation, and Requirements for Knowledge (EMBARK) tool. EMBARK will enhance the ability of humansystems integration (HSI) professionals and systems engineers to identify shipboard engineering operational tasks in which a high potential for human overload and error can be expected, and to develop solutions in the form of prototype displays that willprovide needed information and situational awareness while reducing cognitive workload and human error potential. The EMBARK tool will also address the enhancement of situation awareness and human performance achieved through an optimal interactionbetween the operator and the automation. The objectives of the Phase I effort are to (a) develop requirements and conceptual design for the EMBARK tool; (b) develop prototype user interfaces for the tool; and (c) conduct a limited demonstration of theoperation of the tool. This tool will support early HSI analysis to assess workloads, manning and human performance of commercial as well as military systems with significantly reduced time, effort and cost of the analysis. Potential commercialapplications include commercial shipping, maritime and offshore systems, manufacturing plants, electrical power plants, chemical and pharmaceutical plants, and any other commercial enterprise where manpower"
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ENHANCEMENT PERFORMANCE TOOL,2R44AG014315-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,750143.00,"CARLOW INTERNATIONAL, INC.",20856 Waterbeach Pl,,Potomac Falls,VA,20165,Yes,No,No,Mary Malone,,7032083450,MTMALONR@CARLOW.COM,Thomas B. Malone,,7034444666,TBMALONE@CARLOW.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the ADEPT project is to enhance the independence, autonomy, safety, and performance of patients with dementia in conducting activities of daily living (ADL). The overall objective of ADEPT development is to enhance patient care in Special Care Units (SCUs) through the further development and testing of a computerized, self-directed, training toot for Nurse Aides (NAs) which enhances their capacity to provide high quality support to patients in the core ADLs of bathing, dressing, and eating. The underlying philosophy for ADEPT development is to apply the principles and methods of human factors engineering (HFE) to the improvement of care for patients with dementia. The major HFE method to be implemented is task analysis to model patient activities in each ADL, and to identify the requirements associated with successful performance of each task. ADEPT allows caregivers to identify those task performance elements that require assistance and provides recommendations for appropriate intervention strategies. This approach enhances the independence of elders, fostering their ability to maintain/retain functioning to the maximum level at which they are capable or motivated to achieve. Furthermore, the tool provides the health care industry with a method for appropriately training staff to match the capabilities and limitations of the elderly with appropriate care provided by Nurse Aides. The Phase I ADEPT project resulted in the development of a prototype tool that incorporated the dressing ADL. ADEPT-It will build on this by improving the prototype toot, increasing it's usability and interactivity by subjecting the tool to usability testing with prospective users, and extending its application by incorporating the eating and bathing ADLs. ADEPT-Il will also incorporate an assessment module to rate appropriateness of NA assistive intervention choices during training."
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ENHANCEMENT PERFORMANCE TOOL,2R44AG014315-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"CARLOW INTERNATIONAL, INC.",20856 Waterbeach Pl,,Potomac Falls,VA,20165,Yes,No,No,Mary Malone,,7032083450,MTMALONR@CARLOW.COM,Thomas B. Malone,,7034444666,TBMALONE@CARLOW.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the ADEPT project is to enhance the independence, autonomy, safety, and performance of patients with dementia in conducting activities of daily living (ADL). The overall objective of ADEPT development is to enhance patient care in Special Care Units (SCUs) through the further development and testing of a computerized, self-directed, training toot for Nurse Aides (NAs) which enhances their capacity to provide high quality support to patients in the core ADLs of bathing, dressing, and eating. The underlying philosophy for ADEPT development is to apply the principles and methods of human factors engineering (HFE) to the improvement of care for patients with dementia. The major HFE method to be implemented is task analysis to model patient activities in each ADL, and to identify the requirements associated with successful performance of each task. ADEPT allows caregivers to identify those task performance elements that require assistance and provides recommendations for appropriate intervention strategies. This approach enhances the independence of elders, fostering their ability to maintain/retain functioning to the maximum level at which they are capable or motivated to achieve. Furthermore, the tool provides the health care industry with a method for appropriately training staff to match the capabilities and limitations of the elderly with appropriate care provided by Nurse Aides. The Phase I ADEPT project resulted in the development of a prototype tool that incorporated the dressing ADL. ADEPT-It will build on this by improving the prototype toot, increasing it's usability and interactivity by subjecting the tool to usability testing with prospective users, and extending its application by incorporating the eating and bathing ADLs. ADEPT-Il will also incorporate an assessment module to rate appropriateness of NA assistive intervention choices during training."
Developing a Methodology for Understanding How Professional Dev Translates┐..,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,74109.00,Carnegie Learning,1200 Penn Avenue,,Pittsburgh,PA,15222,Yes,No,No,,,,,Steven Ritter,,4126902442,kathy@carnegielearning.com,"Proficiency in high school mathematics is increasingly important in our technological world, but American students have improved only slightly, if at all in recent years. Our nation struggles to attract and retain qualified teacher, but the immediate challenge in mathematics education is to find a program of curriculum, training and support that works with present day teachers and schools. Carnegie Learning has a program proven to work: the Cognitive Tutor. Cognitive Tutor courses incorporate computer software, print curricula, and teacher professional development program. We propose gathering objective data to better understand and quantify the implementation of oru Cognitive Tutor courses. This data will help facilitate improvements in teacher training and in-service support. Our initial work will involve examining, coding, and analyzing videotapes of teachers teaching Cognitive Tutor Courses. This will allow us to compare the results of our teachers' practices with those of TIMSS study, as well as with what our professional development staff woul ideally like teachers to do, and what they think teachers actually do."
NativeAccent Kids: An English Pronunciation Trainer for Non-Native Children -- Extending Teacher Time and Helping Non-Native Children Catch Up in School,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Carnegie Speech Company,4619 Newell Simon Hall - LTI,,Pittsburgh,PA,15213,Yes,No,No,,,,,Melvin Ustad,,4122683858,max@cs.cmu.edu,"We will create Carnegie Speech's NativeAccent Kids beta system that can detect and pinpoint pronunciation errors in children's speech and offer specific correction help. This is important in elementary schools where many of the children enrolled are non-native speakers of Engligh. Although they do get ESL training, the time devoted to actually speaking is short. By having the children practice pronunciation and thus extending teacher tiem, NativeAccent Kids will help them catch up with school work much more quickly. While speech recognition works well for constrained tasks for adults, few have used the recognizer on children's speech. We have successfully adapted the adult NativeAccent (tm) to children's speech and now need to create an acceptable beta system. We will conduct tests of the resulting system, comparing user resultsto results of similar children who did not use this systme but had another English learning task to perform."
NativeAccent Kids: An English Pronunciation Trainer for Non-Native Children -- Extending Teacher Time and Helping Non-Native Children Catch Up in School,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,2,150000.00,Carnegie Speech Company,4619 Newell Simon Hall - LTI,,Pittsburgh,PA,15213,Yes,No,No,,,,,Melvin Ustad,,4122683858,max@cs.cmu.edu,"We will create Carnegie Speech's NativeAccent Kids beta system that can detect and pinpoint pronunciation errors in children's speech and offer specific correction help. This is important in elementary schools where many of the children enrolled are non-native speakers of Engligh. Although they do get ESL training, the time devoted to actually speaking is short. By having the children practice pronunciation and thus extending teacher tiem, NativeAccent Kids will help them catch up with school work much more quickly. While speech recognition works well for constrained tasks for adults, few have used the recognizer on children's speech. We have successfully adapted the adult NativeAccent (tm) to children's speech and now need to create an acceptable beta system. We will conduct tests of the resulting system, comparing user resultsto results of similar children who did not use this systme but had another English learning task to perform."
Use of Graphite Nanofibers as a Catalyst for the Synthesis of Styrene,DE-FG02-02ER83381,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,CML,1750 Washington Street,,Holliston,MA,01746,Yes,Yes,No,Nelly Rodriguez,70002,5088939561,rodriguez@catalyticmaterials.c,Terry K. Baker,,5088939560,baker@catalyticmaterials.com,"70002 Styrene, one of the ten most important industrial compounds, is produced by catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene. However, current catalysts undergo deactivation due to coke formation and thermal degradation. There are also environmental problems associated with the disposal of catalysts containing toxic substances such as chromium. Major benefits could be derived by using environmentally friendly catalysts that operate efficiently at lower temperatures and are resistant towards deactivation. Because certain types of carbon have been found to exhibit significant activity for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene at relatively low temperatures, this project will exploit the potential of tailored graphite nanofibers (GNF) as catalysts for this reaction. These materials possess the ideal blend of reaction sites required to optimize the catalyst performance, namely a well-defined mixture of basal plane and edge regions. Phase I will investigate the behavior of two types of GNF materials: one where the edge/basal plane ratio is very high, and the other where the reverse relationship exists. The performance of these materials will be compared to that of commercial catalyst systems operated under the same conditions. The key GNF structural parameters required to achieve optimum catalyst performance will be determined. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Production of styrene is about 14 million tons worldwide, one third of which is generated in the U.S. The highly tailored GNF, produced from natural gas and used as the catalyst for the conversion of ethylbenzene to styrene, should reduce energy consumption, decrease product cost, and eliminate environmental problems associated with current technology."
Generation of Graphite Nanofibers via the Catalytic Conversion of Methane,DE-FG02-01ER83157,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,2,550038.00,CML,1750 Washington Street,,Holliston,MA,01746,Yes,Yes,No,Nelly M. Rodriguez,65020,5088939561,,Terry K. Baker,,5088939560,,"65020 Although, there is an abundant supply of methane in natural gas, the costs of transporting it are very high; therefore converting the gas into a highly desirable value added product would result in enormous benefits. Because methane is a very stable molecule, this project will utilize a catalytic approach for its conversion into a high-tech material, graphite nanofibers. These solids would be suitable for use in a variety of applications, including electronic materials as well as energy storage and generation devices. Phase I demonstrated that high conversions of methane could be achieved by catalytic partial oxidation into a mixture of CO and H2 and that the decomposition of equivalent CO/H2 mixtures could generate highly crystalline nanotubular structures. A preliminary economic evaluation of the process indicated that these materials can be produced at relatively low cost. In Phase II, the two processes, partial oxidation and carbon nanostructure synthesis, will be integrated, and the effect of impurities present in both natural gas and the purification processes will be evaluated. Finally, in collaboration with industrial partners, a pilot plant for the large-scale production of carbon nanostructures from natural gas will be constructed. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Carbon nanostructures should have applications ranging from anti-static shielding to advanced energy. The high production costs, which have hampered commercial implementation in the past, could be overcome by the use of natural gas as the source of solid carbon. A further advantage is that the hydrogen, which is formed in the process, could be used as an energy source for electricity generation using fuel cells."
Generation of Graphite Nanofibers via the Catalytic Conversion of Methane,DE-FG02-01ER83157,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,CML,1750 Washington Street,,Holliston,MA,01746,Yes,Yes,No,Nelly M. Rodriguez,65020,5088939561,,Terry K. Baker,,5088939560,,"65020 Although, there is an abundant supply of methane in natural gas, the costs of transporting it are very high; therefore converting the gas into a highly desirable value added product would result in enormous benefits. Because methane is a very stable molecule, this project will utilize a catalytic approach for its conversion into a high-tech material, graphite nanofibers. These solids would be suitable for use in a variety of applications, including electronic materials as well as energy storage and generation devices. Phase I demonstrated that high conversions of methane could be achieved by catalytic partial oxidation into a mixture of CO and H2 and that the decomposition of equivalent CO/H2 mixtures could generate highly crystalline nanotubular structures. A preliminary economic evaluation of the process indicated that these materials can be produced at relatively low cost. In Phase II, the two processes, partial oxidation and carbon nanostructure synthesis, will be integrated, and the effect of impurities present in both natural gas and the purification processes will be evaluated. Finally, in collaboration with industrial partners, a pilot plant for the large-scale production of carbon nanostructures from natural gas will be constructed. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Carbon nanostructures should have applications ranging from anti-static shielding to advanced energy. The high production costs, which have hampered commercial implementation in the past, could be overcome by the use of natural gas as the source of solid carbon. A further advantage is that the hydrogen, which is formed in the process, could be used as an energy source for electricity generation using fuel cells."
Geopolymers for Structural Ceramic Applications,F49620-02-C-0101,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,1,98000.00,CATAWBA RESOURCES,"4281 Meadowlark Trail, PO BOX 2144",,STOW,OH,44224,Yes,No,No,Carolyn A. Kelly,President,3306868916,dcc3542@aol.com,Douglas Comrie,Technology Manager,3306868916,dcc3542@aol.com,"""Ceramic polymers or ""geopolymers"" are amorphous to semi-crystalline three dimensional alumino-silicate materials resulting from geochemistry. ""Geopolymerisation"" is the chemical reaction between various aluminosilicate oxides (Al+3 in Iv, V, or Vi foldcoordination) with silicates under highly alkaline conditions, yielding polymeric Si-O-Al-O bonds (HUA & VanDeventer 1999). Geopolymers form co-polymerisation of individual alumino and silicate species, which originate from materials containing hostsources of either silicon, aluminum or combinations of the foregoing. In order to form geopolymer chains, rings or complete tetrahedral, positive ions such as K, Na, Ca, Ba, Nhy, H30 (etc) must be present in the framework in order to balance the negativecharge of Al.Differing chain and ring structures form at different Si: Al ratios. Polymeric structures are generally formed when the Si:Al ratio is greater than 3. From this polysilicate chains can form 3-dimensional cross-linked structures. It is this cross-linkingphenomenon which facilitates the ability to enhance the standard characteristics of traditional ceramics yielding ceramic polymers (geopolymers)which are characterized by: high compressive strengths, higher tensile strengths, flexibility, ductility andwear harden ability, high surface hardness and the ability to adhere to metals. Programs such as STTR will aid the company in maintaining a technologic lead in a world wide emerging technology-ceramic polymers. Through it's association withTundra-Geo-Technologies Ltd.; Catawba has the ability to attract capital for further future development. In this Phase I program, Catawba is contributing all chemicals necessary in this program at no cost to the program."""
SBIR Phase I: Crystalline Ferroelectrics Combined with Transistor Technology,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99999.00,"CCVD, Inc dba MicroCoating Technologies (MCT)",5315 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.,,Atlanta,GA,30341,Yes,No,No,,,,,David W. Stollberg,,6782873951,dstollberg@microcoating.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is directed towards making devices that take advantage of ferroelectric's properties and overcome the current roadblocks in the way of commercializing ferroelectric devices. MicroCoating Technologies (MCT) proposes a novel concept that would enable ferroelectric based capacitors to be integrated with transistor technology. Ferroelectric devices have potential for applications such as tunable capacitors, phase shifters, and others. If MCT succeeds in its product plan, it would enable a smaller, low-noise, high transmission rate microwave devices and components and successfully commercialize ferroelectric devices.
The market for tunable microwave devices continues to grow as the world untethers itself from telephone lines, that is the increasing use of cell phones. An industry leader in wireless technology has expressed significant interest in ferroelectric materials, and has identified a number of areas in a cell phone that would benefit from variable capacitor, for example."
SURFACE ENGINEERED POWDERS BY FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION CHAMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"CCVD, Inc dba MicroCoating Technologies (MCT)",5315 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.,,Atlanta,GA,30341,Yes,No,No,,,,,Miodrag Oljaca,,6782872426,moljaca@microcoating.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop the Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition (CCVD) process to modify surface properties of particulate matter in a fluidized bed. The proposed Fluidized Bed CCVD (FBCCVD) technique will enable production of next generation surface engineered powders for applications such as decorative and specialty chemicals. In the CCVD process, low-cost, environmentally friendly, metal-bearing reagents are dissolved in solvents that serve as a combustible fuel. Using MicroCoating Technologies (MCT) innovative atomizer, the Nanomiser TM , this solution is atomized to form submicron droplets that are then combusted in a flame to produce the desired material. This flame-based method will be integrated with an externally recirculating fluidized bed and used to encapsulate particulate matter suspended in the fluidized bed with dense and well-adhered thin films. The effect of the FBCCVD process variables on the encapsulated powder properties, deposition efficiency, and production rate will be investigated.
Inexpensive powders with functionalized surfaces are in high demand for decorative, optical, specialty chemicals, and electronics applications. The powder market is estimated to be over a billion dollar market annually and represents a growing segment. Success of the proposed research will result in a new FBCCVD process that could facilitate inexpensive production of encapsulated powders."
SBIR phase i: Low Cost Synthesis of Polymer Composites with Functional Nanoparticles via CCVD,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"CCVD, Inc dba MicroCoating Technologies (MCT)",5315 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.,,Atlanta,GA,30341,Yes,No,No,,,,,Stein Lee,,6782872443,slee@microcoating.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop an economical platform technology for producing well-dispersed polymer nanocomposite films. Emphasis has been placed on the mechanical property advantages of mixing nano-sized clay flakes into conventional polymers. Processing techniques include sol-gel, various vacuum-based deposition methods, physical mixing, gas phase synthesis, chemical synthesis, liquid dispersions, and mixed solvent casting. To overcome potential production problems, a low-cost alternative technology, the modified Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition (CCVD) process can be utilized. The modified CCVD process allows for the incorporation of nanoparticles of various sizes, distributions, and types in the polymer matrix. As a test bed for this platform technology, nanocomposite films for light emitting diode (LED) with voltage dependent wavelength output will be synthesized for display applications.
The commercial application of this project will be in the polymer based LED segment of the flat panel display market. A low-cost, voltage variable LED system that is less expensive to manufacture, more reliable and with a longer life-span could have a significant impact in capturing more of this market."
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Green Solvent Mixtures as Alternatives to Environmentally Damaging and Toxic Solvents,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99999.00,"CCVD, Inc dba MicroCoating Technologies (MCT)",5315 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.,,Atlanta,GA,30341,Yes,No,No,,,,,John Flanagan,,6782872435,sflanagan@microcoating.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 project will demonstrate the capability of a universal solvent set concept to reduce the environmental and health impact of solvents used in the construction of fuel cells and printed wiring boards, without significantly increasing cost or reducing performance. The key objectives involve (1) development of solubility maps for mixtures of solvents using only the solvents and solvent mixtures contained in the proposed universal solvent set (2) Formulation of trial precursor solutions derived from the solubility maps (3) Screening of the trial formulations for desirable characteristics (thermal stability, ease of atomization, shelf life, low nozzle buildup) (4) Performance of trial thin film depositions to produce sample fuel cell catalyst membranes and resistor materials for printed wiring boards and (5) customer evaluation of fuel cell and resistor material samples.
The proposed work will facilitate creation of environmentally friendly precursor solutions that will have impact in the fuel cells and embedded passives industry and, in particular in the combustion chemical vapor deposition process which is enabling next generation products in electronics, advanced energy, and broadband."
Quality and Its Economic Impact on Rural Small Business Maine,2002-33610-11869,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,76898.00,Central Maine Solutions,39 Main Street,,Sumner,ME,04292,Yes,No,No,Jennifer Kirley,President,2073882208,cms@kirleyworks.com,Jennifer Kirley,,2073882208,cms@kirleyworks.com,"Currently, small businesses face many challenges to success and growth. Rural regions particularly suffer from the lack of convenient, effective and affordable resources, inhibiting growth in the dominant service and other non-manufacturing sectors. These regions, upon suffering the higher-paying job losses from manufacturing shrinkage, struggle to maintain their vitality and promote economic recovery. Raising productivity, efficiency and profitability in the non-manufacturing small businesses sectors should also encourage employee development and education, further increasing their value to the economy and future generations. ""High Performance Work Organizations"" (HPWO) have been studied and discussed for many years, but for various reasons the small, non-manufacturing businesses are not receiving the same professional services as their larger, more resourceful competitors have enjoyed. CMS proposes development of Extension Partnerships that resemble their manufacturing counterparts, bringing practical application in line with current available information sources. CMS will research and test the ability to measurably improve regional economic conditions through the successful infusion of ""best practices"" that are currently employed by large, established and resourceful companies."
"Quasi-isostatic, Solid-State Forging of a Nanophase Aluminum Alloy for Rocket Turbopump Components",F04611-02-C-0061,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749229.00,"Ceracon, Inc.",5150 Fairoaks Blvd. #101-330,,Carmichael,CA,95608,Yes,No,No,Lucile Lansing,Pres/CEO,9169739500,llansing@aol.com,Henry S. Meeks,Executive VP,9167834899,hsmeeks@surewest.net,"""Quasi-isostatic, solid-state consolidation of a cryogenically prepared nanophase aluminum-7.5 magnesium alloy was successfully accomplished using the patented Ceracon Forging technology. Utilizing a conventional hydraulic forging press to apply highuniaxial pressure (>90ksi/621MPa), at low temperature ("
AN IN VITRO ROBOTIC ASSAY FOR ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY,1R43ES011469-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,90995.00,"CertiChem, Inc",11212 Metric Blvd Suite 500,,Austin,TX,78758 4172,Yes,No,No,Controller,,5124583331,JRMUSIL@AUSTIN.RR.COM,Cathy Z. Yang,,5123461394,CZYANG@AUSTIN.RR.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recent scientific investigations have
shown that many chemicals used in plastics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides,
cosmetics, food additives, etc., are endocrine disruptors that interfere in
various ways with the action of estrogen, androgen, or thyroid hormones. The
most common endocrine effects of disruptor involve estrogenic activity that can
have significant deleterious effects on many physiological processes at very
low (picomolar to nanomolar) concentrations, especially on fetal or developing
mammals. The prevalence and actions of endocrine disruptors in our environment
warrants the development of highly specific, sensitive, reliable, rapid, and
cost-effective detection. A high throughput robotic cell proliferation assay
would constitute such a test. Hence, in this SBIR Phase I proposal, CertiChem
proposes to develop a high throughput robotic assay to detect estrogenic
activity by measuring in vitro proliferation of MCF-7 cells. Such a robotic
screening assay should be commercially important because of the large number of
chemicals (> 10,000) and mixtures of chemicals that should be screened for
estrogenic activity by profit, non-profit, or governmental entities. Our
preliminary data demonstrate that CertiChem has the expertise to develop this
in vitro robotic assay for estrogenic activity.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE"
Comprehensive Atomization/Spray Module for Advanced CFD Combustion Codes,NAS3-02040,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,99969.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Andrzej J. Przekwas,Vice President/Research,2567264815,ajp@cfdrc.com,D. Scott Crocker,,2567264812,,"Accurate CFD predictions of atomization/spray characteristics are vital to the successful design of gas turbine, rocket, and internal combustion engines. To achieve this capability, it is necessary to establish a comprehensive model for each spray sub-process. CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) will team in this STTR project to develop and validate an atomization/spray module easily adaptable to almost all CFD codes. The goal of this Phase I research project is to transfer the innovative pressure-swirl sheet and jet breakup models recently developed by UWM to a preliminary atomization/spray software module, and test it in CFDRC's commercial CFD code, CFD-ACE+, for gas turbine applications. The new models fully consider the effects of liquid viscosity, surface tension, and the surrounding gas on the wave growth process with both long and short wave breakup mechanisms. The predictions using the spray atomization module will be compared to benchmark spray data sets, such as ones from NIST and AFRL. In addition, UWM will develop a preliminary version of a cutting-edge supercritical drop vaporization model, which will be validated and implemented in the module in Phase II. In Phase II, models for airblast atomization, drop/drop collision and coalescence, drop drag with drop deformation, multi-component drop vaporization with consideration of fuel superheated and supercritical condition, and spray/wall impingement and wall film vaporization will be developed and included in the module. The module will be thoroughly validated and made ready for commercialization."
Modeling and Diagnostics of Gel Propellant Mixing and Combustion,DAAH01-02-C-R011,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,729384.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok Singhal,President and Technical D,2567264800,aks@cfdrc.com,John Bossard,Principal Engineer,2567264800,jab@cfdrc.com,"""In Phase I, CFDRC demonstrated a one-of-a-kind transient bipropellant spray combustion modeling capability for gel propulsion. A single element spray rig was fabricated and tested with inert gels to qualitatively characterize the gel spray pattern for thenumerical simulations. CCD photography and planar laser illumination (PLI) diagnostics techniques were demonstrated. A comprehensive plan for gel mixing and combustion diagnostics and modeling was formulated.In Phase II, a combination of diagnostic techniques will be utilized to enable wide-ranging vision into both vortex and pintle-type gel motors combustion. Measurements will include: spray density and distribution, gas temperature and combustion productspecies. The diagnostics techniques will be set up and refined at the University of Alabama in Huntsville followed by delivery to AMCOM. Continuous diagnostics engineering support during the testing of live propellants will be the key component to PhaseII success. A single high-quality laser and CCD camera system will form the core of conventional diagnostic approaches for flow visualization and Raman scattering (temperature and species) of both in-chamber and plume flow fields. A highly innovativein-chamber temperature mapping system based on passive and emissive acoustic tomography will be demonstrated within both vortex and pintle motors. Concurrent CFD code enhancements will include: chemical kinetics; droplet tracking"
New Design Technologies for Radiation Hardened Microelectronics,F29601-02-C-0099,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,744702.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Tech. Dir.,2567264800,aks@cfdrc.com,Marek Turowski,Group Leader,2567264800,mt@cfdrc.com,"""Radiation-hardening by design (RHBD) permits the use of available commercial fabrication lines of high performance circuits, but the radiation-hardened (rad-hard) devices and cells are usually associated with a larger area, higher-power consumption, andslower performance. CFDRC in collaboration with Mission Research Corp. (MRC) and Vanderbilt University will develop novel RHBD concepts at the transistor and primitive cell level, which are more compact than current rad-hard designs. The proposedinnovations include: 1) Integrated computational environment to develop new rad-hard designs, utilizing 3D device simulations with radiation effects; 2) Numerical, automated optimization of primitive logic and memory cells (layouts) for mitigation ofSingle Event Effects in submicron CMOS; 3) Calculation of operational parameters of the designed cells to determine their radiation tolerance. In Phase I, CFDRC enhanced and validated its 3D device simulator for RHBD. Various CMOS structures were analyzedfor their tolerance to single-event latchup (SEL) on the basis of MRC experimental results. This sets a good foundation for Phase II, where the RHBD software will be enhanced with TID phenomena. Optimized designs of primitive logic and memory cells will befabricated and electrically characterized to demonstrate their radiation-hardness to TID, SEL, and SEU, and demonstrated on commercial and defense applications."""
Development of Boundary Vorticity Dynamics Based Closed Loop Flow Control,NAS1-02012,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69990.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,ark V. Andrews,Manager/Contracts,2567264884,mva@cfdrc.com,DrRobert W. Tramel,Senior Engineer/Research,2567264819,rwt@cfdrc.com,"In this proposal closed loop control design tools will be developed using three key ingredients. These methods are (i) neural network based control methods, (ii) boundary vorticity based flow control strategies, and (iii) a reduced order numerical scheme that solves an asymptotic high Reynolds number approximation to the Navier-Stokes equations on coarse Euler type grids. Neural networks are chosen since they are universal approximators as well as being inherently non-linear. Further, neural networks lend themselves naturally to implementation in multiple input/multiple output control environments. The neural network will be used to control a combination of traditional actuation methods such as blowing/suction in conjunction with novel boundary vorticity flux methods based on tangential wall jets to optimally achieve the desired flow control. The reduced order numerical scheme will be used to make the effort computationally tractable. In Phase-I separation flow control will be demonstrated for a NACA 0012 airfoil undergoing dynamic stall. This effort will be collaboration between CFDRC and Dr. J.Z. Wu of the University of Tennessee. In Phase-II, the closed-loop control methodology will be tested on a three dimensional wing in a series of wind tunnel tests conducted at Virginia Tech University in collaboration with Prof. Demetri Telionis."
"Interstage Turbine Burner for High Performance, Fuel Efficient Gas Turbine Engines",F33615-02-C-2227,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264829,aks@cfdrc.com,D. Scott Crocker,Senior Principal Engineer,2567264812,dsc@cfdrc.com,"""The inter-stage turbine burner is an innovative and revolutionary concept for increased specific thrust and low emissions while maintaining or improving cycle efficiency through increased overall pressure ratio. Heat addition in the turbine burner betweenthe high pressure and low pressure turbine is a better approximation of the ideal Carnot cycle. Addition of fuel between turbine stages can significantly increase specific thrust without the severe fuel consumption penalty of an afterburner. In Phase I,the feasibility of a turbine burner that is compact, lightweight, durable, has low pressure loss, and rapidly mixes fuel and air was demonstrated through a combination of cycle analyses and CFD calculations. In Phase II, the turbine burner will be designedfor the requirements of an existing engine through a collaboration with Allison Advanced Development Corporation (AADC). CFD Research Corporation will also collaborate with Williams International during Phase II. Turbine burner concepts will be optimizedthrough systems studies, cycle analyses, mission studies, CFD analyses, and prototype cascade experimental tests at full scale pressure and temperature. At the end of Phase II, the turbine burner technology will be at a TRL of 3 to 4, and detailed planswill be made for demonstration of a turbine burner in a turbine demonstrator rig at AADC and/or Williams in Phase III that will extend the technology to TRL 5 to 6."""
High Resolution Simulation of Liquid Jet Ejection and Aerosolization for Chemical/Biological Defense,F08630-02-C-0034,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99940.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264829,aks@cfdrc.com,D.Scott Crocker,Senior Principal Engineer,2567264812,dsc@cfdrc.com,"""High resolution modeling of the ejection of liquid payloads is needed to compliment and improve the design of weapons that will inject neutralization agents into clouds of hazardous chemical or biological agents. A high fidelity model, which currently doesnot exist (especially for relatively large diameter jets), is needed to provide accurate prediction of droplet location, size, and velocity distributions near the injection location which will usually have a first order effect on the larger scaledistribution of the aerosolized neutralization agent. CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) will develop such a model through the innovative coupling of several advanced modeling capabilities including: 1) Volume of Fluid (VOF), two-phase enthalpy method, andmesh-embedding technique for modeling the dynamic and turbulent formation of the liquid jet core will be evaluated, 2) aerosolization modeling correlated to the liquid jet turbulence, 3) secondary breakup of the initial droplets, 4) dispersion of thedroplet field using Large Eddy Simulation (LES). In Phase I, existing models will be coupled in CFDRC's commercial CFD software, CFD?ACE+, and preliminary validation will be performed. In Phase II, the model will be enhanced by implementing a two-phase LEScapability and an innovative two-phase enthalpy model. Experimental data will be collected as necessary to enable much more extensive validation of the model. The final product of this SBIR proje"
SBIR/STTR Phase I:Development of Reduced Engineering Models for Prediction of Growth of Ternary III-V Semiconductor Materials Grown by MetalOrganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99988.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,,,,,Sandip Mazumder,,2567264856,sm@cfdrc.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I study is aimed toward development of an efficient procedure for predicting growth of ternary III-V semiconductor materials grown by Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE). These techniques are now used extensively in the semiconductor industry to model growth of materials on substrates by chemical vapor deposition. The success of such modeling depends largely on the complexity of the gas phase and surface reaction mechanisms used to predict the growth process. While multi-step finite-rate reaction mechanisms involving approximately ten to twenty species are adequate for modeling growth of binary alloys, accurate modeling of ternary alloy growth necessitates many more reactions and species. This renders the calculations for such scenarios extremely expensive and prohibitive.
This technology can improve a wide variety of electronic and opto-electronic are devices. Optimization and characterization of their growth is crucial to the success of the opto-electronic and semiconductor industry. While commercial these codes have been used with great success for modeling growth of pure and binary semiconductor materials, their success has been limited (if not non-existent) for ternary materials due to the lack of knowledge of the chemistry and the extreme computational efforts required o perform such calculations."
Combustion LES Software For Improved Emissions Predictions of High Performance Gas Turbine Combustors,N00421-03-C-0063,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69974.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264829,aks@cfdrc.com,Steven M. Cannon,Group Leader,2567264873,jls@cfdrc.com,"""Turbulent-combustion emissions modeling (NOx, CO, UHC and smoke) of military gas turbine combustors is a very difficult challenge. Although current RANS steady-state modeling can provide trends, it fails to give quantitatively - accurate predictions ofemissions. A more accurate way to model combustor flows, and proposed for development in this SBIR, is combustion Large Eddy Simulation (LES). Practical combustion LES calculations (1-2 million cells) can now be performed in ten days on a Beowulf PCcluster, and in five years, the run time will be less than a day as computers become substantially faster. We will start with an existing combustion LES code under development the past two years. In Phase I, a ten species mechanism, that includes JP8 fuel oxidation coupled with CO and NOx chemistry, will be used. We will model subgrid turbulence-combustioninteraction with the Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) model developed by Stanford University. The Rolls-Royce AE3007 combustor will be modeled, and experimental data (exit temperature profile, CO, and NOx) will be compared with predictions. In Phase II,the software will be improved, including development of a more detailed chemical mechanism for accurate computation of unburned hydrocarbons and smoke. The final code will be applied to the Rolls-Royce JSF F136 combustor, and modifications to reduceemissions will be assessed. The combustion LES software developed in this SBIR will b"
SBIR/STTR Phase II: Development of Integrated Fluid/Solid/Bio-Kinetic Simulation Software for the Characterization of Microsphere-based Bio-analytic Systems,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,2,499948.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,,,,,Shivshankar Sundaram,,2567264806,jls@cfdrc.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop and customize advanced simulation software for the design and optimization of microsphere and cell-based assays. Current assay design by trial and error is slow, unreliable, expensive, and a bottleneck for multiplexed, high-throughput analysis. Prior Phase I research has successfully established a first-ever, truly integrated (buffer flow, resolved microsphere motion and surface biochemistry) assay design and analysis tool. The objective of the Phase II effort is to further develop the initial models demonstrated in the Phase I effort into a comprehensive, generalized design environment. A suite of bead-surface biochemistry models (enzyme kinetics, multi-step reactions) and including user specifiable surface reaction mechanisms will be developed and fully integrated. In seeking to expand the application to cell-based assays, models for the motion and capture of deformable cells will be created, and detailed flow visualization experiments tracking bead and cell motion as well as assay endpoints in microfluidic channels will be conducted to guide and validate these models. The value of the developed simulation tool will be demonstrated in the proof-of-concept design of a novel microfluidic, cell-based H-filter assay for red-blood cell based aminothiols.
The commercial applications of this project will be in the biotechnology and bioassay design markets. Miniaturized, multiplexed, high-throughput, fast, efficient and sensitive assays are a pre-requisite to translating the wealth of data from the human genome and combinatorial libraries into effective therapeutics. The developed software product will enable rational, computer-based design of these bioassays."
SBIR/STTR Phase II: Development of Integrated Fluid/Solid/Bio-Kinetic Simulation Software for the Characterization of Microsphere-based Bio-analytic Systems,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,,,,,Shivshankar Sundaram,,2567264806,jls@cfdrc.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop and customize advanced simulation software for the design and optimization of microsphere and cell-based assays. Current assay design by trial and error is slow, unreliable, expensive, and a bottleneck for multiplexed, high-throughput analysis. Prior Phase I research has successfully established a first-ever, truly integrated (buffer flow, resolved microsphere motion and surface biochemistry) assay design and analysis tool. The objective of the Phase II effort is to further develop the initial models demonstrated in the Phase I effort into a comprehensive, generalized design environment. A suite of bead-surface biochemistry models (enzyme kinetics, multi-step reactions) and including user specifiable surface reaction mechanisms will be developed and fully integrated. In seeking to expand the application to cell-based assays, models for the motion and capture of deformable cells will be created, and detailed flow visualization experiments tracking bead and cell motion as well as assay endpoints in microfluidic channels will be conducted to guide and validate these models. The value of the developed simulation tool will be demonstrated in the proof-of-concept design of a novel microfluidic, cell-based H-filter assay for red-blood cell based aminothiols.
The commercial applications of this project will be in the biotechnology and bioassay design markets. Miniaturized, multiplexed, high-throughput, fast, efficient and sensitive assays are a pre-requisite to translating the wealth of data from the human genome and combinatorial libraries into effective therapeutics. The developed software product will enable rational, computer-based design of these bioassays."
"Interstage Turbine Burner for High Performance, Fuel Efficient Gas Turbine Engines",F33615-02-C-2227,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,739839.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264829,aks@cfdrc.com,D. Scott Crocker,Senior Principal Engineer,2567264812,dsc@cfdrc.com,"""The inter-stage turbine burner is an innovative and revolutionary concept for increased specific thrust and low emissions while maintaining or improving cycle efficiency through increased overall pressure ratio. Heat addition in the turbine burner betweenthe high pressure and low pressure turbine is a better approximation of the ideal Carnot cycle. Addition of fuel between turbine stages can significantly increase specific thrust without the severe fuel consumption penalty of an afterburner. In Phase I,the feasibility of a turbine burner that is compact, lightweight, durable, has low pressure loss, and rapidly mixes fuel and air was demonstrated through a combination of cycle analyses and CFD calculations. In Phase II, the turbine burner will be designedfor the requirements of an existing engine through a collaboration with Allison Advanced Development Corporation (AADC). CFD Research Corporation will also collaborate with Williams International during Phase II. Turbine burner concepts will be optimizedthrough systems studies, cycle analyses, mission studies, CFD analyses, and prototype cascade experimental tests at full scale pressure and temperature. At the end of Phase II, the turbine burner technology will be at a TRL of 3 to 4, and detailed planswill be made for demonstration of a turbine burner in a turbine demonstrator rig at AADC and/or Williams in Phase III that will extend the technology to TRL 5 to 6."""
Advanced Physical Design Tools for 3-Dimensional Integrated Circuits,DAAH0102CR189,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,98927.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264800,aks@cfdrc.com,Marek Turowski,Group Leader,2567264800,mt@cfdrc.com,"""Three-dimensional (3-D) integrated circuits (ICs) can significantly improve circuit performance and offer the promise of integrating various technologies (memory, logic, RF, mixed-signal, optoelectronics)within a single block. Lack of 3-D design tools andheat dissipation from vertically stacked multiple layers are the crucial problems in their development. To address these issues, CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC), together with UCLA and Irvine Sensors, proposes to: 1) Develop methodologies to analyze andassess coupled electrical and thermal performance of 3-D ICs, including calculation of realistic full-chip thermal distributions and determining from them signal delay/distortion, both by analytical Elmore delay model, and by 3-D electromagneticsimulations. 2) Develop a novel performance-driven and thermal-driven 3-D IC physical design system, which is capable of automatic 3-D IC placement and routing. It will consider key factors in 3-D IC layout, including thermal, performance, congestion, andpower control and optimization. 3) Interface the new 3-D design tools with commercial EDA environments in order to validate and demonstrate the methodology. In Phase II, we will add model libraries for 3-D circuit components and sub-blocks/circuits basedon coupled thermal/electrical performance characteristics and develop tools for the coupled optimization of parameters such as integration density, cross-talk, interconnect latency, and therma"
Multiscale Design Tools for Non-Homogeneous Microfluidic Biochips with Electronic/Optical Readout,MDA972-02-C-0017,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Andrzej Przekwas,Sr. Vice President,2567264800,ajp@cfdrc.com,Mahesh Athavale,Group Leader/Research,2567264800,mma@cfdrc.com,"""The overall objective of the project is to develop commercial quality, validated, multi-scale and multi-physics modeling and design tools for macroparticle/cells and macromolecule-laden flows in microdevices under the influence of hydrodynamic, thermal,chemical, AC/DC electric, optical and electromagnetic fields. These tools will provide comprehensive design and optimization support for all components of a biochip system including fluid transport, chemistry and transduction/detection. Themacroparticle-laden flow methodology developed in Phase I will be consolidated, and linked with AC and DC electrical fields for DEP, electrokinetic transport and capacitative detection. Two different methods for optical detection and cell-opticsinteraction will be incorporated: mesh-based electromagnetic field-based method and wave-optics based method. The macroparticle model will be enhanced o include a variety of surface forces: subgrid scale chemical binding, electrostatic, hydrophobic/philicetc., for cell-cell and cell-surface interaction. Reduced scale models for particle flow and detection will be generated from high-fidelity calculations and incorporated in the software for system level calculations of bio-chips. The tools will be linkedwith external software packages to provide hydrodymanic properties of macromolecules/proteins for flow computations. The filament/cluster model will also be extended to simulate motion of large polyelect"
Multiscale Design Tools for Non-Homogeneous Microfluidic Biochips with Electronic/Optical Readout,MDA972-02-C-0017,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,2,749974.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Andrzej Przekwas,Sr. Vice President,2567264800,ajp@cfdrc.com,Mahesh Athavale,Group Leader/Research,2567264800,mma@cfdrc.com,"""The overall objective of the project is to develop commercial quality, validated, multi-scale and multi-physics modeling and design tools for macroparticle/cells and macromolecule-laden flows in microdevices under the influence of hydrodynamic, thermal,chemical, AC/DC electric, optical and electromagnetic fields. These tools will provide comprehensive design and optimization support for all components of a biochip system including fluid transport, chemistry and transduction/detection. Themacroparticle-laden flow methodology developed in Phase I will be consolidated, and linked with AC and DC electrical fields for DEP, electrokinetic transport and capacitative detection. Two different methods for optical detection and cell-opticsinteraction will be incorporated: mesh-based electromagnetic field-based method and wave-optics based method. The macroparticle model will be enhanced o include a variety of surface forces: subgrid scale chemical binding, electrostatic, hydrophobic/philicetc., for cell-cell and cell-surface interaction. Reduced scale models for particle flow and detection will be generated from high-fidelity calculations and incorporated in the software for system level calculations of bio-chips. The tools will be linkedwith external software packages to provide hydrodymanic properties of macromolecules/proteins for flow computations. The filament/cluster model will also be extended to simulate motion of large polyelect"
CONTROL OF SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXY BY APPLICATION OF AN EXTERNAL FIELD,F49620-02-C-0081,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,1,99924.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264800,aks@cfdrc.com,Samuel A. Lowry,Director/Advanced Technology,2567264800,sal@cfdrc.com,"""The quality of semiconductor thin-film grown by vapor phase epitaxy is strongly dependent on the growth conditions. The diffusion of adatoms on the flat surface is largely responsible for the quality of the film. The diffusion rate is directly related tothe bond energy of adatoms. Recent experiments have demonstrated that application of an external field can lead to a change in the microstructure of the film. Properly controlled, this phenomenon could be used to improve the quality of the film. However,a fundamental understanding of the influence of the field is first necessary to achieve this improvement. The goal of the proposed work is, therefore, to establish a precise correlation between the quality of the film and the strength and orientation ofthe external field. First-principle ab initio quantum chemistry and Kinetic Lattice Monte Carlo (KLMC) methods will be used to determine this correlation. Bond energies and activation barriers will be calculated by an ab initio method and KLMCcalculations will be performed to obtain microstructures of the film. Michigan State University will provide expertise in KLMC calculations as well as experimental validation. This technology will be incorporate into CFDRC's code CFD-FILM for modelingsurface morphology in order to enable development and transfer this technology to the semiconductor industry. Successful completion of the proposed project will provide the semiconductor and opto-electronic industry with the necessary tools to produce thinfilms with significantly reduced defects. This will lead to improved quality electronic devices such as: LED's, Laser diodes, VCSELs, pHEMTs, HBTs, and FETs. These devices are used in commercially and militarily important applications such as displays,data storage/retrieval, sensors, electronics, and communications."""
"Low Emissions, Affordable Fuel Injector for High Performance Military Gas Turbines",N68335-03-C-0061,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69980.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264829,aks@cfdrc.com,Daniel A. Nickolaus,Senior Principal Engineer,2567264929,jls@cfdrc.com,"""CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) will develop an advanced low emissions fuel injector for military engines that is based on CFDRC's lean direct fuel injector technology. The design produces a unique flame pattern caused by a bifurcated flow pattern, inwhich the pilot airflow separates from the main airflow and a recirculation zone is created between the pilot and main airflows. This design has the potential of greatly reducing NOx, CO, and smoke at full power compared to current JSF designs. Inaddition, the proposed design is affordable, and provides good thermal protection of the fuel. In Phase I, CFDRC will show the feasibility of the proposed fuel injector. First, validated CFD analysis will be used to predict emissions at various power points provided by our selected subcontractor, Rolls-Royce, Indianapolis. Second, prototypehardware will be fabricated and tested at ambient pressure conditions, to establish the design's potential for meeting LBO goals. In Phase II, the fuel injector will be further developed and tested in a single injector high pressure rig at Georgia Tech.The complete thermal design will be completed and design prints finalized for an engine-quality fuel injector for JSF application. In Phase III, a full set of injectors will be fabricated and tested in an annular combustor rig at Rolls-Royce. Ifsuccessful, the fuel injector will be used to reduce NOx, CO, UHC, and smoke emissions to levels on par with"
Improved Turbulent-Combustion CFD Modeling for High Fuel-Air Ratio Combustor Analysis,N68335-03-C-0006,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69990.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264829,aks@cfdrc.com,David L. Black,Group Leader,2567264874,jls@cfdrc.com,"""Current CFD combustion codes are not capable of predicting CO and H2 emissions in high performance military combustors with high-power operating conditions approaching stoichiometric. To provide this important capability, advanced turbulent-combustionmodels with multi-step chemistry are required. Accurate combustor modeling also requires extended calculation domains (from compressor discharge through turbine inlet guide vane) and improved mixing models. In Phase I of this SBIR, the feasibility ofmodeling advanced military combustors will be demonstrated. Two innovative models will be implemented into CFD-ACE+, the starting code for this project: 1) a dynamic Schmidt number model and 2) a joint PDF turbulence combustion interaction model formulti-step chemistry. The software will be used to model the Rolls-Royce AE3007 combustor at full-power conditions. Predictions will be compared to measurements of exit temperature and averaged emissions. The calculation will be repeated at high overallfuel-air ratios to assess the code's capabilities of capturing the nonlinear behavior of CO emissions and other important combustor operating parameters. In Phase II, more advanced turbulence-combustion models will be implemented into the code, includingthe Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) model. Analysis will be performed of the Rolls-Royce JSF F136 combustor, and predictions compared to measurements. Various combustor design modification"
Coupled VSTOL and Ship Air Wake Turbulent Flow Simulation Model,N68335-02-C-3055,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69963.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President & Technical Dir,2567264800,aks@cfdrc.com,James A. Keenan,Group Leader/Aeromechanic,2567264806,jak@cfdrc.com,"""A computational approach, utilizing a polyhedral unstructured Navier-Stokes flow solver with a Cartesian and chimera/overset grid technology, is proposed for solving ship airwake and VSTOL ground effect flows. The unstructured flow solver allows for anymesh topology around complex aircraft and ship geometries. The chimera capability allows flexibility in using separate grid systems on the aircraft and ship and re-using these grids for modeling different aircraft landing locations. The adaptive Cartesiancapabilities can efficiently generate background grids that overlap both the aircraft and ship grids. Advanced higher order time marching schemes and turbulence models will be developed to solve the unsteady turbulent flow of the ship air wake and theturbulent transonic/supersonic VSTOL aircraft flow field.In Phase I, a computational approach will be developed and validated for the prediction of VSTOL-ground effect and ship air-wake flows. The most suitable grid topology will be separately selected for each aircraft and ship. A higher order time marchingscheme will be developed and implemented into existing CFD software for time accurate ship airwake predictions. A computational approach for coupling of the VSTOL and ship flow field predictions will be conceptually developed. This approach will beimplemented and validated in Phase II. The technology developed for the coupled flow of VSTOL and ship will have direct commercial applicatio"
An Integrated Framework for High-Fidelity Multi-Disciplinary Analysis of Rotorcraft,DAAH10-02-C-0035,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok K. Singhal,President/Tech. Director,2567264800,aks@cfdrc.com,Robert W. Tramel,Senior Engineer,2567264800,rwt@cfdrc.com,"""An integrated framework is proposed for high-fidelity multi-disciplinary analysis of rotorcraft and tail surface aerodynamic and aeroelastic interactions. A novel multi-resolution technique is proposed for efficient capturing of the rotor wakes. A waveletcompression is used to store the flowfield as a multi-level representation in physical space. The primary solution progresses using a very coarse grid. Ideas borrowed from vorticity confinement are used to identify regions of concentrated vorticity. Theseregions are selectively solved recursively in the finer grid-levels and accurate information is injected into the coarse grids to correctly represent all vorticity.In Phase I, the novel wavelet compression algorithm will be developed as a stand-alone module. An innovative Runge-Kutta temporal update will be used to advance all grid levels independently. The feasibility of the wavelet compression module will beassessed using 1-D moving wave and extensive 2-D vortex-in-box simulations. The Phase I option will focus on developing efficient data structures to store and update the multi-resolution data. The proposed method is expected to provide orders-of-magnitudeleap over existing conventional wake capturing techniques. In Phase II, the wavelet compression methodology will be integrated with OVERFLOW into the Multi-Disciplinary Computing Environment (MDICE). The MDICE framework will enable the coupled codes tocapture the aerodynamic an"
SIMULATION OF ANGIOGENESIS-TUMOR DYNAMICS AND TREATMENT,1R43CA097827-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,124881.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok Singhal,,2567264841,AKS@CFDRC.COM,Maciej Z. Pindera,,2567264893,MZP@CFDRC.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. Despite very active research in the area, the number of deaths related to cancer has not fallen significantly in the past decade. A major problem associated with the development of effective treatments is due to long time scales required for monitoring of in-vivo cancer behavior in a laboratory or clinical setting. The current advancements in theoretical biology however, have created a unique possibility to conduct many such statics in-silico, using computer-based numerical simulations. We propose to develop high-fidelity software tools to enable such simulations. One of the keys to tumor control is tumor vascularization through angiogenesis. Mathematical models of the angiogenic processes and the resultant tumor response already exist and can describe the system dynamics on both macro and micro-scales. The proposed software will incorporate these models in a hierarchical structure coupling the macro and micro behavior ranging from the general macro-level tumor development to microlevel vascularization details. Such a model will have the potential to dramatically reduce the study and development of cancer treatments to be measured in hours and days and not months as is currently the case. It will also allow in-silico investigation of treatments that are not practical in-vivo, or are limited by time constraints."
DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED PEDIATRIC SPACER FOR INHALERS,2R44HL064500-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok Singhal,,2567264841,AKS@CFDRC.COM,Shivshankar Sundaram,,2567264800,WWW.CFDRC.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over 50 % of drug leaving a metered dose inhaler (MDI) never reaches the patient and instead is deposited with in the pacer. There is also a very high degree of dependence of drug delivery on the combination of drug/spacer/patient factors. Detailed understanding drug delivery. The overall goal of the proposed study is to design, fabricate and test an improved pediatric spacer with optimal drug delivery patterns. During Phase I a sophisticated CFD analysis was used in combination with in-vitro experiments to identify specific design characteristics favorable/(un) favorable for overall drug delivery. Based upon the simulations a novel spacer was designed which used purely geometrical changes that (a) reduced drug deposition in spacer (b) increased emitted drug in the respirable range (c) lowered velocity of the emitted drug. The improved performance was confirmed through in-vitro experimental comparisons between the prototype spacer and several commercial spacers. In Phase II, the CFDRC spacer design will be further optimized using more advanced computational techniques, followed by manufacture of prototypes for more sophisticated and rigorous bench-top testing, clinical tests of the fully optimized spacer, and preparation for Phase Ill commercialization.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
The improved design(s) developed in this study will have a direct impact on the 40-50 million asthma/allergy patients in the U.S. alone. DHD HealthCare and ARC medical have already expressed their interest in manufacturing/marketing the CFDRC spacer in the multi-million dollar respiratory care devices market."
DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED PEDIATRIC SPACER FOR INHALERS,2R44HL064500-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,1054346.00,CFD Research Corporation,AL,,Huntsville,AL,35805-1944,Yes,No,No,Ashok Singhal,,2567264841,AKS@CFDRC.COM,Shivshankar Sundaram,,2567264800,WWW.CFDRC.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over 50 % of drug leaving a metered dose inhaler (MDI) never reaches the patient and instead is deposited with in the pacer. There is also a very high degree of dependence of drug delivery on the combination of drug/spacer/patient factors. Detailed understanding drug delivery. The overall goal of the proposed study is to design, fabricate and test an improved pediatric spacer with optimal drug delivery patterns. During Phase I a sophisticated CFD analysis was used in combination with in-vitro experiments to identify specific design characteristics favorable/(un) favorable for overall drug delivery. Based upon the simulations a novel spacer was designed which used purely geometrical changes that (a) reduced drug deposition in spacer (b) increased emitted drug in the respirable range (c) lowered velocity of the emitted drug. The improved performance was confirmed through in-vitro experimental comparisons between the prototype spacer and several commercial spacers. In Phase II, the CFDRC spacer design will be further optimized using more advanced computational techniques, followed by manufacture of prototypes for more sophisticated and rigorous bench-top testing, clinical tests of the fully optimized spacer, and preparation for Phase Ill commercialization.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
The improved design(s) developed in this study will have a direct impact on the 40-50 million asthma/allergy patients in the U.S. alone. DHD HealthCare and ARC medical have already expressed their interest in manufacturing/marketing the CFDRC spacer in the multi-million dollar respiratory care devices market."
Training Environment for Satellite Command Composition,F33615-02-C-6062,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749537.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Jacobus,CEO,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Charles J. Cohen,"V.P., Research and Develo",7346682567,ccohen@cybernet.com,"""The vast amount of knowledge on human information processing and performance has been under utilized for solving real world problems. A typical satellite control system uses 500 to 1000 commandlets (fragmentary commands), which must be optimally puttogether for efficient and effective satellite control. Also, since satellites can be controlled from many different places, with learning and training also spread across the world, working in multiple task environments leads to increased workload, anddemands superior performance skills both in stressful and non-stressful situations. With a systematic and logical approach, existing cognitive theories can be unified with advances in computer technology to develop scenario-based assessment andoptimization programs for satellite control. Cybernet will build upon our past success in individual training performance to create a new system that will allow the measurement of team performance. Specifically, we will develop scenarios of satelliteoperation and control based on the combination of commandlets, and test operator cognitive workload by using a combination of primary measures, secondary-task techniques, physiological measures, and subjective tests. This system will provide not only forthe capability of advanced team training in complicated and stressful environments, but also the optimization of this training and creation of composite commands from commandlets."""
Autonomous Command Generation for Robots,NAS9-01163,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69659.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Norma Heller,V.P. of Finance,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,"Charles J. Jacobus, PhD",CEO,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,"Space robotics technology can provide productivity enhancements for astronauts performing extravehicular activities (EVA). Reducing or avoiding EVA time directly translates to a higher degree of safety and can reduce on-orbit servicing costs. System concept challenges result from (1) safety considerations for operating near or within the same envelope as astronauts, (2) the non-repetitive operations typical of EVA operations, and (3) the difficulty of adopting a pure teleoperations mode for all but the most simple tasks. Our proposal is to develop a nearly autonomous control methodology for an extravehicular robot (EVR). The result will be a highly intelligent controller that can control toolpath motion (or other robotic actions) autonomously, allowing the mission specialist to interact seamlessly with the robot during EV maneuvers. To define robotic motion autonomously, a 2D path and endpoint problem is translated into one that operates in a fully 3D world. This means that endpoints must be generalized to 3D positions and orientations (6 degrees of freedom (6DOF)). Particularly important is to allow the commands to be issued in a manner that is consistent with the task's level of autonomy. A combination of video camera inputs and high level command methods will be demonstrated."
Advanced Personal Communicator,N00024-02-C-4118,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,746632.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Cohen,"VP, Research and Developm",7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Joseph Tesar,Product Development Mngr.,7346682567,jtesar@cybernet.com,"""The vision of the Advanced Personal Communicator (APC) is a Navyvessel with reduced manning and yet a higher crew efficiency.The device we propose to develop is a maintenance aid andcommunication device that allows the user to communicate with anyother APC user anywhere on the ship through two-way wirelessvideo. Each user will also be given access to any documentsavailable on the ship-wide wireless network. This will reducethe need to travel from point to point gathering the tools anddocumentation necessary to complete a job. The tools will alwaysbe at hand.The main objective of this Phase II project will be to developthe hardware and software necessary to create a bridge between awireless short-range personal network and a wireless ship-widenetwork. The use of the ship-wide network will provide the useraccess to the ship's database of documentation, while thepersonal wireless network will allow the user to have any numberof wireless module tools at his or her disposal. This solutionoffers a flexible tool that is also easily adaptable to newtechnology.BENEFITS: The crux of this Phase II proposal is to develop a device for the Smartship acquisition program (TSC-F8). Other possible applications are as non-military maintenance devices for use in search and rescue teams, hazardous waste cleanup andmanagement, as well as industrial plant management."""
Techniques for Viewing Terrain Data on Handheld Displays,DACA42-02-C-0010,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119486.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Anthony Comazzi,Chief Operating Officer,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Joseph Tesar,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,jtesar@cybernet.com,"""While the technology is now available to deliver complex graphics files (such as terrain maps) to field-based users using handheld computers, it is difficult to view and navigate a large graphics file through a small viewing screen. The option ofincreasing the size of the display to give greater resolution (and comprehension) is not practical since field based personnel need portability and small size. One way to improve graphics comprehension with limited resolution is to impart the illusion ofa depth perception on a flat screen by modifying the image with techniques such as rendering, perspective, shading, and distance hazing. We will use our experience with computer game development (which frequently uses such techniques) to develop the bestmethod for viewing terrain data on a handheld display. These techniques will help the soldier to better interpret the terrain data while in the field.. Auxiliary viewers or viewing techniques will also be evaluated, especially those techniques that can beimplemented with handheld devices in the field. Commercial applications include: Surveyors, engineers, and field-based personnel."""
Pin Array Approach to the Dynamic Sand Table,DACA42-02-C-0014,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69833.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Cohen,Vice President of R&D,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Joseph Tesar,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,jtesar@cybernet.com,"""Cybernet plans to provide a solution to the dynamic sand table problem by employing an array of pins driven by an arm equipped with a vector of actuators. The pins shall lie at rest upon a board filled with holes for the pins. The array board will besimilar to an optical breadboard with one major exception; the holes will be as close together as the hardware allows. The pins will be placed such that they can be pushed up to protrude past the surface of the array board. This is how the device willdisplay elevation data. Each pin's hole will have a clamping mechanism that will engage when the pin has reached the height it is supposed to represent. The pins will be pushed by a moving arm carrying a row of actuators. The entire device will becontrolled by an implementation of stepped motors utilizing a simple open-looped control scheme. There are a few possible markets for a device such as the one proposed. First of all the military wishes to have such a device for use in tactical planning.This corresponds with the contractual goals of this proposal. Secondly, Construction companies who build large commercial buildings or complexes, such as theme parks or major shopping centers, may wish to have such a device for use in the planning stagesof their work. They could get a physical feel for several different plans of what they plan to build, without having to build several models. Thirdly, the oil and precious materials industry may be"
Design of a Graphical Interface for Managing Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,F30602-02-C-0167,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99943.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Jacobus,CEO,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Charles J. Cohen,Vice President of R&D,7346682567,ccohen@cybernet.com,"""This proposal describes the design of an interface for controlling multiple UAVs in a real-time situation. Named the Uninhabited Air Vehicle Management Interface (UAVMI), it is centered on a 3-dimensional graphical representation of the operationalgeographic area. The operator is able to move a 3D cursor around within this geographic volume, selecting groups, paths, and targets in 3D space. Cybernet System's extensive experience in force-feedback input devices allows us to easily incorporate thisaspect into the UAVMI system. Coupled with an off-the-shelf 3D Stereoscopic glasses or a Head-Mounted Display (HMD), the interface will allow the user to essentially reach into the virtual battlefield/airspace to control swarms of UAV entities while""feeling"" aspects of the virtual representation. As a testbed for the UAVMI, we will use the OpenSkies simulation software developed by Cybernet Systems. The OpenSkies system is a state-of-the-art PC-Based simulation software package designed from theground up as a general-purpose simulation tool kit. The UAVMI enhancement to OpenSkies will be used to evolve OpenSkies into a real-time 3D combat strategy game (As of this writing we are aware of no such game that allows the user to direct combatstrategy missions in 3 dimensions in real-time). Other potential application areas include air traffic control, both military and commercial, control of uninhabited vehicles in other domains (e.g. underwat"
Advanced Personal Communicator (APC),N00024-01-C-4097,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,99487.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Cohen,Vice President of R&D,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Joseph Tesar,Research Engineer,7346682567,jtesar@cybernet.com,"""Communication is paramount in nearly all military operations, ranging from tactical operations to the efficient maintenance of equipment. On the battlefront, warfighters are constantly in need of updated information describing the battle zone. To supportthese warfighters, maintenance personnel need access to a myriad of technical documents and schematics instantly and conveniently. Since maintenance takes place in the field, the maintenance engineer requires display technology that can give him theinformation he needs in very tight spaces, without causing eyestrain or discomfort. Especially important is a communication device which accesses a central database of information, and that leaves the user's hands free to accomplish other tasks at hand.A device is needed which addresses all of these problems in whole. We propose a system that utilizes modularity to approach the variety of challenges. Modules would consist of display units, input devices, and virtual tools. All would be wireless andinterfaced through a Personal Computing Unit, (PCU) which could be worn about the waist, leaving the operative with both hands free.This technology has commercial applications in the areas of flight maintenance and field maintenance. It would also beuseful for search and rescue teams, and hazardous waste monitoring and cleanup systems."""
Quantum Information Science,F30602-02-C-0166,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99685.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Cohen,Vice President of R&D,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Glenn Beach,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,gbeach@cybernet.com,"""Quantum computation would provide a significant speed increase to Cybernet's machine vision algorithms. Much of the core technology behind Cybernet's computer vision system is based on N-dimensional geometric edge matching search. We believe thatquantum computational model for such a system would at least achieve a square root speed increase (via Grover's algorithm) over the classical computation methods we are currently using. We propose to apply quantum computational methods to our machinevision algorithms while at the same time, provide a set of tools for generic Quantum N-dimensional searching that may be beneficial for other applications. We will use, and if necessary create our own, quantum computer simulation models to determine thefeasibility and efficiency of such quantum algorithms. The proposed technology could be used to improve the capabilities of industrial robots. The ability to accurately determine position and location of an object would allow the robot to properly obtainany item regardless of initial pose. It might also allow for fast recognition and categorization of objects. The technology can also be used for optically tracking vehicles and/or docking ports for military, commercial, and space applications."""
An Optical Health Monitor for High Power Lasers,F29601-02-C-0116,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,98357.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Cohen,Vice President of R&D,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Joseph Tesar,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,jtesar@cybernet.com,"""Research on high energy lasers (HELs) has been taking place in laboratories for several years. As the technology matures, HELs are moving out of the laboratory and into applications such as military weapons, industrial material processing and fusionresearch. HELs make significant demands on the optical components, often subjecting coatings, mirrors and lenses to optical energy near the damage threshold of the element. In less-than-ideal environments, contamination of mirrors and lens elements canquickly cause optical coatings to degrade. For this reason, the need exists for on-going monitoring of the critical elements in a HEL system. Cybernet proposes to develop an automated optical health monitoring system that can alert the laser operator todegraded performance and coordinate predictive maintenance. The system acquires data from a number of standard metrology instruments, storing diagnostic data into a dynamic database. Optical characteristics to monitor include reflectance, transmittance,scatter, photothermal and photomechanical response. Once data from the optical sensors is in the database, software routines based on expert systems will track diagnostic data and alert maintenance personnel when performance decreases, or when opticallyinduced damage is imminent. Commercial applications include industrial material processing (welding, cutting, etc) and fusion research."""
Astronomy Distance Learning Systems,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,2,149781.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dean Christensen,,6126280460,rhay@cybernet.com,"It is generally acknowledged that in many areas, students are more creative and learn better in collaborative environments. However, there is a difficulty with getting studnets to work together in specific areas in large numbers, as bringing them together is very prohibitive. To encourge students collaboratiton, Cybernet proposes to develop, deploy, and evaluate a virtual reality based modeling kit that will enable students to collaboratively build, co-habit, and present virtual models of the solar system within a web-based inquiry framwork. Cybernet, collaborating with top researchers at the University of Georgia, is uniquiely qualified to develop this system based on their years of experience with virtual reality, distance learning and human-computer interaction. We believe that this instructional approach and base technolgoy will open up an entirely new mode of instruciton that will be extendable to many other mathmatics, science, and technology domains. For the Phase II effort, we will enhance our eduational Phase I contacts, expand the user interface, complete ther terrain system, and implement full testing, evaluation, and enhancement to lead the full pre-prodction prototype of the system."
Astronomy Distance Learning Systems,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dean Christensen,,6126280460,rhay@cybernet.com,"It is generally acknowledged that in many areas, students are more creative and learn better in collaborative environments. However, there is a difficulty with getting studnets to work together in specific areas in large numbers, as bringing them together is very prohibitive. To encourge students collaboratiton, Cybernet proposes to develop, deploy, and evaluate a virtual reality based modeling kit that will enable students to collaboratively build, co-habit, and present virtual models of the solar system within a web-based inquiry framwork. Cybernet, collaborating with top researchers at the University of Georgia, is uniquiely qualified to develop this system based on their years of experience with virtual reality, distance learning and human-computer interaction. We believe that this instructional approach and base technolgoy will open up an entirely new mode of instruciton that will be extendable to many other mathmatics, science, and technology domains. For the Phase II effort, we will enhance our eduational Phase I contacts, expand the user interface, complete ther terrain system, and implement full testing, evaluation, and enhancement to lead the full pre-prodction prototype of the system."
Moir┐ Interferometry Measurement Device,DAAE30-02-C-1038,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69762.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Cohen,Vice President of R&D,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Glenn Beach,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,gbeach@cybernet.com,"""The Army is continually assessing materiel condition in the field through a process that involves manual gaging of components. This process tends to be slow and prone to operator error. Cybernet proposes to implement a reliable rapid non-contact 3D surfaceshape data acquisition system to facilitate this gage measurement. Cybernet proposes the use of a Moir┐ interferometry optical ranging sensor and supporting software for the described application. The Moir┐ interferometry technique suggested for thiseffort uses simple visible light illumination, a fixed field-of-view with no moving parts (save for simple focusing adjustments which are performed once during setup), and has a very fine depth resolution. Cybernet Systems has developed a Moir┐interferometry sensor that has performance capabilities exceeding 1/1000 of an inch. Cybernet's Moir┐ interferometry sensor also has a large field of view for rapid scans of large objects. Furthermore, we will leverage our extensive networking experienceto create a complete system capable of retrieving data from specification databases and remotely updating inventories. The technology developed will be used to inspect manufactured parts for problems as they come off the assembly line. This should allowmanufacturers to improve quality and decrease cost."""
Optical Projectile Identification and Inventory System,DAAE30-02-C-1045,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119471.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Jacobus,CEO,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Glenn Beach,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,gbeach@cybernet.com,"""As armaments are loaded into a magazine, a pair of cameras sits silently by, allowing a computer to dutifully record what type of round-including fuze type and charge setting-goes into each location. An automated armament system now has enough informationto call upon the magazine, index to the required projectile, extract it, and load it into the gun to complete a fire mission. In this Phase I project, we propose to leverage our existing technology and experience in machine vision to design a systemcapable of identifying and tracking rounds based on physical characteristics such as size, shape, color, and standard markings and recording their position in a magazine during loading. Given CAD files of the types of rounds that could be loaded, thecomputer would compare the images from the cameras to the three-dimensional representations and markings database and return the type and position of the round found. The system will be able to quickly and accurately assemble the exact location and typeof each round available. In addition to the military benefits of an optical recognition and inventory system, commercial interests include picker robots, assembly line robots, and warehousing systems."""
Telemaintenance of Future Combat System (FCS) Semi-Autonomous Platforms and Equipment,DAAB07-02-C-P618,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69561.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Anthony Comazzi,Chief Operating Officer,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Joseph Tesar,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,jtesar@cybernet.com,"""Our proposal is to develop a nearly autonomous control methodology for telemaintenance of robotic platforms. At the core of our approach is an expert decision software module that can combine status (or diagnostic) information with possible maintenanceremedies. The expert system executes actions via a vehicular command and control network that can efficiently convey information across the platform as well as communicate with remote operators. This network, referred to as the Local Vehicle Network (LVN),combines sensors, control actions and a high level decision module. Critical vehicle components are connected to nodes on the network, enabling bi-directional communications between the component and the network. Because telemaintenance is a very broadtopic, we will focus our efforts on a system architecture that is modular and open source. The LVN will also be very generic in nature, either leveraged from existing automobile networks or based on our own Linux based network server product. Essentially,we will define the foundation and architecture for a maintenance system that can be tailored to any particular FCS platform. This approach is not only widely applicable to the FCS program, but is also the best approach for future commercializationefforts. Commercial applications include the auto and trucking industry, material handling, and artificial intelligence software."""
An Instant Communications Network for Dismounted Applications,DAAB07-02-P-C203,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119141.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Anthony Comazzi,Chief Operating Officer,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Merrill D. Squiers,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,mdsquiers@cybernet.com,"""In order to facilitate all weather communications in areas with dense foliage, we propose to develop an ""instant"" wireless local area network (WLAN). The WLAN will be deployed into the area where the dismounted team will operate. Nodes combine as relays ina communications network. Each node is an independent transceiver, able to receive and send data to neighboring nodes. Physically, the nodes are very small and housed in a variety of packages (depending on environment). Some packaging allows the node tointentionally be snagged in foliage. Other packaging can be camouflaged. Upon deployment, each node will activate, find neighborhood nodes (the so-called network discovery process) and relay information to other neighborhood nodes. Dismounted soldierscould also scatter additional nodes when entering an area, throwing them into trees or onto bushes - the node would be snagged in the branches and an aerial relay node is quickly established. Establishing a network is very simple and quick, hence ourdescription that the WLAN is ""instant"". Poor weather or dense foliage will not degrade network performance since network node density is proportional to the degree of environmental loss. Commercial applications include natural disaster recoveryinfrastructure and temporary building sites."""
Automatic 3-D Structure Creation and Target Identification,F33615-02-M-1210,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99569.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Charles J. Cohen,Vice President of R&D,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Glenn Beach,Product Dev. Manager,7346682567,gbeach@cybernet.com,"""The ability to disable a ballistic missile in flight is a major component of ballistic missile defense. Proper surveillance is the first step in this type of defense. The missile must be identified and recognized before any disabling activity can beinitiated. Due to the size and speed of typical missiles, standard target recognition approaches have significant problems with recognizing missiles in flight. Once the target is identified, the next step is to predict where it is headed (calculate itstrajectory). We believe that the three dimensional structure of the object is the natural framework for performing both of these steps. Cybernet proposes to create a prototype system capable of reconstructing the 3D structure of an object from a series of2D images of the object. The 3D object information can then be used to determine the object type and the position and orientation of the object in each of the original images. Given enough images, this information provides the necessary data to estimatethe missile's trajectory. The proposed technology could be used to increase the speed at which virtual models are created. Additionally, it could be used to improve the capabilities of industrial robots. The ability to accurately determine position andlocation of an object would allow the robot to properly obtain any item regardless of initial pose."""
Information Delivery and Intelligent Agents for the Battlespace Environment,F30602-03-C-0019,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99937.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Heidi N. Jacobus,Chairman,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Charles J. Cohen,"VP, Research & Developmen",7346682567,ccohen@cybernet.com,"""The battlespace warfighter environment contains a large amount of constant critical information that needs to be processed and displayed. The level of information varies widely, from pilots, to theater commanders, to situations assessors, and to fieldarmy units. The battlespace environment is very sophisticated and has fast developing situations, leading to frequent encounters with novel situations that demand adaptive problem solving skills in its operators. This rapid development of the battlespaceposes a constant challenge to its operators who have to acquire knowledge of the equipment systems, understand critical information, and also gain expertise in identifying and responding to problems. Human information processing and performancehas not been completely utilized for solving real world problems. Fortunately, cognitive task analysis uses mental models, emphasizes cognition, analyzes expertise, evaluates knowledge for the whole job, and segments tasks based on skill. Cybernetproposes to develop a system to provide not only the capability of advanced battlespace information processing in complicated and stressful environments, but also the optimization of this information flow, allowing operators to interact in large complexsituations in an effective, efficient, and optimal manner. Furthermore, Cybernet will explore the development of intelligent agents to enable better information flow and display. The proposed technolo"
Wearable Cognitive Warfighter Evaluation System,DAMD17-03-C-0043,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99804.00,Cybernet Systems Corporation,3885 Research Park Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-2247,Yes,No,No,Heidi N. Jacobus,Chairman,7346682567,proposals@cybernet.com,Charles J. Cohen,"VP, Research & Developmen",7346682567,ccohen@cybernet.com,"""The modern warfighter has to process a large amount of constant critical information. While cognitive performance evaluation of a warfighter's capabilities can be done in the lab, it has yet to be taken out into the field where the real stresses occur.Fortunately, it is now technologically possible to gather warfighter cognitive workload data through the use of wearable computers. Current cognitive workload systems are large and cumbersome. More effective systems need to be much smaller, easier totransport, easier to operate, and impose less burden upon the warfighter. This can be achieved using a wearable computing platform, incorporating advanced monitoring and interaction interfaces that enhance its operability. Cybernet has significantexperience in the ongoing development of advanced human computer interfaces, presenting a unique opportunity for this topic area. To accomplish this task, Cybernet proposes to thoroughly research both the systematic task analysis research and cognitivetask analysis research to develop an innovative approach for measuring and analyzing the cognitive workload of the battlefield warfighter using wearable computer technology. Options for monitoring and collecting data from the warfighter with advancedinterface controls include the use of hands-free interface solutions, such as voice recognition, eye tracking, and gesture and behavior recognition. The proposed technology will be leveraged into Cyber"
Accurate Computational Electromagnetics (CEM) Techniques for High Frequency Applications,F33615-02-M-1173,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99971.00,"CHEW CONSULTING, INC.",2510 Stanford Drive,,Champaign,IL,61820 0763,Yes,Yes,No,Weng Cho Chew,Chief Technical Officer,2173596062,wchew2@home.com,Yuancheng Chris Pan,Research Scientist,2173596062,yuanchen@sunchew.ece.uiuc.edu,"""High-accuracy electromagnetic simulation method is traditionally very inefficient.Recently however, MLFMA (multilevel fast multipole algorithm) has demonstrated theability to solve scattering problems accurately up to X band (10 million unknowns).Although orders of magnitude faster than traditional accurate methods, in thehigh-frequency regime such as X band, these fast methods are still not as fast asapproximate methods. The difference in speed is about factor of 100. But theapproximate methods are not as accurate as MLFMA, especially in the lower frequencyregime.We seek to further accelerate MLFMA to bring its speed closer to high-frequencyapproximation methods, but at the same time, maintaining its accuracy. We will usea combination of physics-based method as well as MLFMA to achieve the goal. Withthis development, we hope to increase the speed of MLFMA by a factor of 10 or more.Then we can solve scattering problems in the X band with the high-accuracy methodusing routinely available computational resource. The computational and memorycomplexities of such algorithms will be comparable to codes such as XPATCH. Thealgorithms derived, aided by mathematical analysis, will capture the entire physicsof the scattering problem, involving surface wave and edge diffraction phenomena. The successful development of this technology will add orders of magnitude to thespeed of existing high-accuracy electromagnetic simulation software, espe"
IN VIVO ASSAYS OF ANTIFUNGAL DRUG TARGETS,1R43GM067095-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,94612.00,"CLARITY BIOSCIENCES, INC.","CLARITY BIOSCIENCES, INC.","10835 ALTMAN ROW, STE 200",SAN DIEGO,CA,92121,Yes,No,No,Rhonda Honeycutt,,8585503995,HONEYCUTT@CLARITYBIOSCIENCES.COM,Rhonda J. Honeycutt,,8585812881,HONEYCUTT@CLARITYBIOSCIENCES.COM,"DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): Patients with weakened immune systems are
at highest risk for life-threatening opportunistic fungal infections. There are
a limited number of antifungal drugs currently available to treat these
patients. Drug resistance and toxicity now threatens to shorten the usefulness
of these drugs. In phaseI of this project we will create and validate an in
vivo assay for the identification of novel antifungal drug targets. The assay
will provide a means to monitor the effect of compounds on the function of the
drug targets. The assay will be exploited in Phase II to identify candidate
compounds that inhibit the function of the drug target. The candidate drugs
will be further tested in clinical trials then commercialized.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
The in vivo assay developed in thie project will be used in Phase II to identify candidate
antifungal drugs. These drugs will be commercialized following sucessful clinical trials to
demonstrate their safety and efficacy."
CONTINUOUS DIGITAL VIDEO BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS OF RATS,1R43DA015571-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,113671.00,"Clever Systems, Inc.",1334 Stokley Way,,Vienna,VA,22182,Yes,Yes,No,Naili Zhang,,7037577382,NLIZ99@HOTMAIL.COM,Yiqing Liang,,7037577382,YLIANG@OSF1.GMU.EDU,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The behavioral components of electrographic seizures in rodents, primarily rats and mice, are generally used as the most fundamental basis for the presence of epileptic seizures. Numerous research grants use analysis of animal seizures as a fundamental component of the research, even research aimed at molecular and cellular mechanisms. The abnormal behaviors during a motor seizure are generally distinctive, but a certain degree of subjectivity is present from one laboratory to another. With the development of sophisticated electrodes for multiple recordings and the availability of radiotelemetry systems, the potential to combine automated studies of seizure behavior and electrographic seizure activity is now possible. We propose to develop and validate behavioral algorithms for identifying, classifying and quantifying the motor components of different types of seizures in mice and rats using digital video technology. We will define the behavioral components of different classes of seizures, and to do this in conjunction with electrographic seizures from EEG recordings. These behaviors will include but not be limited to unilateral and bilateral forelimb clonus and the assumption of a lordotic posture, with a characteristic positioning of the tail. A system that allows combined analysis of EEG and behavior will be fully developed to meet the demand from research laboratories at universities and pharmaceutical companies."
"OSD/ARMY TOPIC: Interactive Visualization, Simulation and Navigation of Complex Datasets on 128-Bit Consoles",DAAH01-02-C-R215,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,2,749966.00,"COLLIDE, INC.",104 Orchard Lane,,Carrboro,NC,27510,Yes,No,No,Ming Lin,Secretary,9199420356,the_collide@yahoo.com,Dinesh Manocha,President,9199420356,manocha_97@yahoo.com,"""The objective of this proposal is to evaluate 128-bit game consoles like Sony PS2 and Microsoft X-box and graphics processing units for applications involving visualization, simulation and navigation of complex datasets. It will include evaluating theprogramming environments, memory and processing capabilities for general applications. In Phase I, we evaluated the Sony PS2 platform as well as the graphics capabilities of Microsoft X-box. Moreover, we showed the potential of these platforms forcontact computations and dynamic responses as well as navigation in 2D or 2.5D environments. The resulting technology has been distributed to DoD as well as research labs and also available for commercial use. In Phase II, we propose to continue our workon novel applications of graphics processing units, especially the new programmable vortex and fragment processors and real-time shading languages, develop technologies for interactive visualization, simulation and navigation for complex 3D environments,and finally explore their use as robot controllers for mobile platforms. The resulting technology could find application by military and commercial entities for training, virtual prototyping, and simulation-based design and robotics."""
"OSD/ARMY TOPIC: Interactive Visualization, Simulation and Navigation of Complex Datasets on 128-Bit Consoles",DAAH01-02-C-R215,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"COLLIDE, INC.",104 Orchard Lane,,Carrboro,NC,27510,Yes,No,No,Ming Lin,Secretary,9199420356,the_collide@yahoo.com,Dinesh Manocha,President,9199420356,manocha_97@yahoo.com,"""The objective of this proposal is to evaluate 128-bit game consoles like Sony PS2 and Microsoft X-box and graphics processing units for applications involving visualization, simulation and navigation of complex datasets. It will include evaluating theprogramming environments, memory and processing capabilities for general applications. In Phase I, we evaluated the Sony PS2 platform as well as the graphics capabilities of Microsoft X-box. Moreover, we showed the potential of these platforms forcontact computations and dynamic responses as well as navigation in 2D or 2.5D environments. The resulting technology has been distributed to DoD as well as research labs and also available for commercial use. In Phase II, we propose to continue our workon novel applications of graphics processing units, especially the new programmable vortex and fragment processors and real-time shading languages, develop technologies for interactive visualization, simulation and navigation for complex 3D environments,and finally explore their use as robot controllers for mobile platforms. The resulting technology could find application by military and commercial entities for training, virtual prototyping, and simulation-based design and robotics."""
Passive Noise Reduction Technology to Improve Speech Intelligibility and Reduce Noise for Pilot and Deck Crew Helmet Mounted Systems,N68335-03-C-0013,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69321.00,"COMMUNICATIONS & EAR PROTECTION, INC.",PO Box 311174,3700 Salem Road,Enterprise,AL,36331 1174,Yes,No,No,Barbara K. Mozo,President,3343471688,bmozo@cep-usa.com,Ben T. Mozo,Vice President,3343471688,bmozo@cep-usa.com,"""This SBIR Phase I research will examine methods to provide the Navy aviator with a device that will enhance communications and hearing protection performance that can be used in conjunction with the Navy helmet system. The U.S. Army currently uses aninsert device that significantly improves the sound attenuation and voice communications of their helmet system. There was an attempt with a small sample of Navy aviators to use this technology in the Navy HGU-68 helmet. The attempt was classified asunsuccessful because of discomfort and poor user acceptance. The problems are suspected to be caused by inadequate space within the helmet/earcup and external ear. We will examine the geometry of the external ear and ear canal for a better understanding ofthe space that is available for adequate location of an earphone transducer in the external ear. The geometry assessment will lead directly to improved designs of the housing that contains the earphone transducer. The second goal of the research is todevelop improved foam compositions and configurations that will increase sound attenuation for the user while maximizing comfort. Performance of the device will meet the sound attenuation requirements per DODI 6055.12 for all Navy aircraft and flightconditions. Reduce hearing loss and increase communications performance of aviators."""
Radiation Resistant Insulation with Improved Shear Strength for Fusion Magnets,DE-FG03-02ER83391,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,70312,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,John A. Rice,,3036640394,John@ctd-materials.com,"70312 In many next-step fusion magnet designs, the shear strength of the insulation and its adhesion to the conductor are limiting factors. These designs require significant changes (such as applying large compressive loads or increasing part cross-sections) to accommodate the low shear strength, especially at elevated temperatures. An improved shear strength for the insulation/conductor system would reduce these constraints and allow for higher temperature operation. This project will utilize the enhanced properties of new cyanate-ester-based chemistry to develop insulation with increased shear strength and elevated temperature operation. Phase I will investigate new chemistries of additives, tougheners, and primers as well as improved methods to prepare the conductor and insulation during manufacturing. The economics of both the materials and processes will be addressed. Shear strength testing will be performed at cryogenic and elevated temperatures. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Many different components within fusion devices and experiments could benefit from radiation resistant electrical insulation/conductor systems with improved shear strength. Electrical feed-throughs, ground planes, support structures and the like could be more efficiently designed or exhibit enhanced performance or lower leak rates if they can be more strongly bonded to their surroundings."
Innovative Organic and Inorganic High-Pressure Laminate Insulation for Fusion and Superconducting Magnets,DE-FG03-01ER83215,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,65496,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,Naseem A. Munshi,,3036640394,,"65496 Magnet systems for Next Step Option (NSO) fusion devices will require insulation systems that can tolerate exposure to high levels of radiation as well as cryogenic and elevated temperatures. Currently available insulation systems either will not meet these requirements, or will compromise the magnet system design or economics to such an extent as to make them unfeasible. This project will develop new high-pressure laminate (HPL) hybrid organic and inorganic insulation systems, providing high radiation resistance and enhanced cryogenic and elevated temperature performance. In Phase I, new HPL hybrid organic and inorganic insulation systems were demonstrated to provide suitable processing and performance characteristics meeting NSO requirements. Performance and processing criteria were developed for evaluating HPL insulation performance in fusion magnet systems. HPL insulation systems were tested mechanically and electrically at 76 and 373 K. In Phase II, the new HPL hybrid systems will be further optimized and characterized, before and after exposure to radiation, and validated for NSO applications. Extensive testing will be performed to provide relevant engineering data, and practical manufacturing techniques will be developed. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The new HPL insulation resin systems should have commercial benefit for fusion, high-energy physics, and commercial magnet applications. Furthermore, these new resin systems could be used as the basis of other products, such as fiber-reinforced composites and adhesives."
Innovative Organic and Inorganic High-Pressure Laminate Insulation for Fusion and Superconducting Magnets,DE-FG03-01ER83215,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,2,747302.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,65496,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,Naseem A. Munshi,,3036640394,,"65496 Magnet systems for Next Step Option (NSO) fusion devices will require insulation systems that can tolerate exposure to high levels of radiation as well as cryogenic and elevated temperatures. Currently available insulation systems either will not meet these requirements, or will compromise the magnet system design or economics to such an extent as to make them unfeasible. This project will develop new high-pressure laminate (HPL) hybrid organic and inorganic insulation systems, providing high radiation resistance and enhanced cryogenic and elevated temperature performance. In Phase I, new HPL hybrid organic and inorganic insulation systems were demonstrated to provide suitable processing and performance characteristics meeting NSO requirements. Performance and processing criteria were developed for evaluating HPL insulation performance in fusion magnet systems. HPL insulation systems were tested mechanically and electrically at 76 and 373 K. In Phase II, the new HPL hybrid systems will be further optimized and characterized, before and after exposure to radiation, and validated for NSO applications. Extensive testing will be performed to provide relevant engineering data, and practical manufacturing techniques will be developed. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The new HPL insulation resin systems should have commercial benefit for fusion, high-energy physics, and commercial magnet applications. Furthermore, these new resin systems could be used as the basis of other products, such as fiber-reinforced composites and adhesives."
LOX Compatible Polymer Composite Cryogenic Pressure Vessel,F29601-02-C-0194,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69786.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,"""CTD will develop and demonstrate an engineered composite material specifically for use in cryogenic liquid oxygen (LOX) tanks. This effort will provide a composite material with acceptable and well-understood LOX compatibility and suitable mechanicalproperties. CTD will identify and screen candidate polymer matrix materials and composites for LOX compatibility and other critical properties needed for composite LOX tanks. Reliable, robust, and economical all-composite LOX tanks will provide reducedrisk, increased capability, and lower costs for miliraty and civilian spacecraft and launch vehicle programs."""
Magnetoelectroelastic Wireless Heater for EMC,HQ0006-03-C-0012,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69682.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,Mark S. Lake,Chief Engineer,3036640394,mark@ctd-materials.com,"""Composite Technology Development, Inc. (CTD) proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative method for providing wireless actuation energy to smart deployment and release devices incorporating CTDOs Elastic Memory Composite (EMC) material. In Phase I,CTD will demonstrate the feasibility of the wireless heating method and will develop the basic analyses for engineering such a device. In Phase II, CTD will design, fabricate and test EMC devices incorporating wireless heating, and demonstrate thepractical application of such components in systems of interest to MDA. The proposed work will develop lightweight, highly reliable and cost-effective mechanisms for the deployment of solar arrays, antennas, radiators, and other appendages on futuremilitary, scientific and commercial spacecraft ."""
Non-Microcracking Polymer Composite Cryogenic Pressure Vessel,F29601-02-C-0195,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69873.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,"""CTD will develop and demonstrate an engineered composite material for use in cryogenic pressure vessels. This effort will provide a composite material that does not microcrack and has suitable properties. Candidate composite materials will be designed.Test laminates will be fabricated and tested for microcracking and helium permeation at cryogenic temperatures. The development of reliable, robust, and economical all-composite tanks for use at cryogenic temperatures will lead to reduced risk, increasedcapability, and lower costs for military and commercial space and launch vehicle programs."""
"Shockless, Thermally Actuated Release Nut",F29601-02-C-0188,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69829.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,Mark Lake,Dir. Technology Programs,3036640394,mark@ctd-materials.com,"""Spacecraft require a variety of separation and release devices to accomplish mission-related functions. Composite Technology Development, Inc. and Starsys Research Corporation propose to develop and demonstrate an innovative, non-pyrotechnic, shocklessretention and release device called the Shockless Thermally Actuated Release Nut (STAR Nut). Reducing shock-induced release and separation loads dramatically lowers the overall cost of spacecraft design, testing, and operation. The proposed device willhave broad applicability to military, scientific and commercial spacecraft."""
"Laminated, Electroformed Shape Memory Composite Technology for Thin, Lightweight Space and Ground-Based Deployable Mirrors",F49620-02-C-0073,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,1,99707.00,"COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.",2600 CAMPUS DR STE D,,LAFAYETTE,CO,80026-3359,Yes,No,No,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,Naseem A. Munshi,President,3036640394,naseem@ctd-materials.com,"""Composite Technology Development, Inc. and Northwestern University propose to develop the smart materials technology, manufacturing processes and engineering methods that will enable the design and fabrication of reliable, robust and economical thin,lightweight deployable composite mirrors for space-based and ground-based applications. The Phase I program will address key feasibility demonstrations of this technology. Thin, lightweight, deployable composite mirrors may provide large savings inpayload mass for a variety of Air Force, DoD, scientific and commercial applications, leading to tremendous launch cost savings. Thin, lightweight, optical-quality deployable mirrors constructed of smart materials will have wide applicability for largespace-based and ground based missions."""
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PAIN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM,2R44NS038772-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,962932.00,CONSULTANTS IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH,CONSULTANTS IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH,8621 S MAPLE AVE,TEMPE,AZ,85284,Yes,No,No,Linda Ruehlman,,6027560467,RUEHLMAN@ASU.EDU,Linda S. Ruehlman,,6027515433,RUEHLMAN@ASU.EDU,"DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): The goal of Phase II is the continued
development of the Comprehensive Pain Assessment System (COMPASS), a
self-report battery of questionnaires designed to provide information about
both the adaptive significance of a patient's pain problem and the psychosocial
concomitants. The COMPASS consists of two components, the COMPASS Screen and
the COMPASS Psychosocial Battery (PB). The Screen serves to evaluate the
adaptive significance of the individual's chronic pain whereas the PB provides
pain-related psychosocial information. Six studies will be conducted in Phase
II. In Study 1, we will replicate the factor structure of the COMPASS Screen
via confirmatory factor analysis in a representative, national sample of
adults, develop national norms by gender and three age groups, gather
additional validity data on the Screen, and evaluate possible gender and
ethnicity bias. We plan to assess retest reliability, social desirability
response bias, concurrent validity, and to conduct confirmatory factor analysis
of the Psychosocial Battery (PB) in a national sample of adults with chronic
pain in Study 2. In Studies 3 and 4 we will develop a Symptom Exaggeration
Scale and a Random Response Scale. In Study 5, we plan to gather
representative, national norms for the PB for gender and three age groups.
Finally, in Study 6 we will examine the predictive validity of the PB.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
The COMPASS will be employed as an aid to treatment planning and evaluation in traditional pain management settings (e.g., pain clinics, rehabilitation settings) as well as in primary care and general mental health settings. The target market includes a wide range of health care providers."
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PAIN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM,2R44NS038772-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,CONSULTANTS IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH,CONSULTANTS IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH,8621 S MAPLE AVE,TEMPE,AZ,85284,Yes,No,No,Linda Ruehlman,,6027560467,RUEHLMAN@ASU.EDU,Linda S. Ruehlman,,6027515433,RUEHLMAN@ASU.EDU,"DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): The goal of Phase II is the continued
development of the Comprehensive Pain Assessment System (COMPASS), a
self-report battery of questionnaires designed to provide information about
both the adaptive significance of a patient's pain problem and the psychosocial
concomitants. The COMPASS consists of two components, the COMPASS Screen and
the COMPASS Psychosocial Battery (PB). The Screen serves to evaluate the
adaptive significance of the individual's chronic pain whereas the PB provides
pain-related psychosocial information. Six studies will be conducted in Phase
II. In Study 1, we will replicate the factor structure of the COMPASS Screen
via confirmatory factor analysis in a representative, national sample of
adults, develop national norms by gender and three age groups, gather
additional validity data on the Screen, and evaluate possible gender and
ethnicity bias. We plan to assess retest reliability, social desirability
response bias, concurrent validity, and to conduct confirmatory factor analysis
of the Psychosocial Battery (PB) in a national sample of adults with chronic
pain in Study 2. In Studies 3 and 4 we will develop a Symptom Exaggeration
Scale and a Random Response Scale. In Study 5, we plan to gather
representative, national norms for the PB for gender and three age groups.
Finally, in Study 6 we will examine the predictive validity of the PB.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
The COMPASS will be employed as an aid to treatment planning and evaluation in traditional pain management settings (e.g., pain clinics, rehabilitation settings) as well as in primary care and general mental health settings. The target market includes a wide range of health care providers."
Advanced Rope Materials,N00014-02-M-0261,DOD,NAVY,STTR,2002,1,69950.00,Cortland Cable Company,"44 River Street, P.O. Box 330",,Cortland,NY,13045,Yes,No,No,Stephen A. Breen,Chief Financial Officer,6077538276,steveb@cortlandcable.com,Douglas Bentley,Design Engineer,6077538276,dougb@cortlandcable.com,"""High strength fiber ropes and cables have gained acceptance for many static and quais-static applications such as antenna tower guys, ship handling cables and Navy Lifelines. There are many dynamic cable applications where wire rope is currently used thatcan realize an improved performance spectrum by substituting an improved non-metallic cable. It is generally recognized that high modulus fiber cables are less resistant to lateral damage than their steel counterparts. This study will examine the factorsin the design of a synthetic rope that can improve their resistance to internal and external abrasion and compressive stresses associated with winding over sheaves and wrapping on and off a cable winch drum under tension. Based upon comparative test data,recommendations will be made for the design of tougher non-metallic ropes. The research proposed herein will provide benefits in two ways. Firstly, current designs of tow cables and other dynamic strength members can be improved by having a betterunderstanding of the mechanisms that lead to loss of strength integrity in such cables. The methods developed to make non-metallic cables tougher can be incorporated into existing cable designs to make them last longer. The second benefit will be toprovide cables for applications once thought to require steel, such as crane and winch cables and running rigging for sailing vessels. The successful development of ways to ruggedize non-metallic cables will lead to their acceptance in new applications."""
"Clamp-On, Untethered Power Interface Pod",DE-FG03-01ER83228,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,2,750000.00,Cpy Consulting,2106 37th Street,,Bellingham,WA,98226,Yes,No,No,Pamela J. Yakymyshyn,65209,3602207411,cpyconsulting@attbi.com,Christopher P. Yakymyshyn,,3602206411,yakymyshyn@attbi.com,"65209 As distributed generation accounts for an increasing share of electrical power, real-time sensory information (to monitor voltage, current, power flow, power quality, etc.) that describes the status of each generation point is required to maintain reliable electrical grid operation and ensure safe maintenance practices. However, many of the monitoring points in today's electrical grid provide incorrect data due to faulty wiring, poor equipment performance, or lack of utility resources to process raw sensor data. In addition, many sensors are needed to replace aging instrument transformers, equip new generation plants, and monitor new locations within the transmission and distribution grids. The installation of new sensor technology should require as little infrastructure change as possible, in order to minimize total cost. This project will develop a low maintenance, self-powered, clamp-on power interface pod for metering, for identifying incipient equipment failure, and for power quality processing. It will rely on wireless communication to interface with a centralized control center, specific equipment at a distributed energy resource, and individual consumers. In Phase I, the voltage monitor, current monitor, and power supply for the clamp-on sensor pod were evaluated, and a viable scheme for achieving 0.3% accuracy class for both voltage and current was developed. In Phase II, a final design for the current sensor, voltage sensor, wireless communication system, and power supply will be completed as part of the integrated pod design. Additional prototypes will be built for field trials, which will include at least one installation in a nationally recognized utility system. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: A clamp-on power interface pod, suitable for use at low, medium, or high voltages, should directly address an annual $1 billion worldwide electric utility market for voltage and current sensors alone. The clamp-on design, with no insulating structure between high voltage and ground, would permit improved installation flexibility, low installation and maintenance costs, and low manufacturing costs. The pod also could be used to support other types of sensors, for example, enabling the deployment of a nationwide network of sensors relevant to homeland security"
"Clamp-On, Untethered Power Interface Pod",DE-FG03-01ER83228,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Cpy Consulting,2106 37th Street,,Bellingham,WA,98226,Yes,No,No,Pamela J. Yakymyshyn,65209,3602207411,cpyconsulting@attbi.com,Christopher P. Yakymyshyn,,3602206411,yakymyshyn@attbi.com,"65209 As distributed generation accounts for an increasing share of electrical power, real-time sensory information (to monitor voltage, current, power flow, power quality, etc.) that describes the status of each generation point is required to maintain reliable electrical grid operation and ensure safe maintenance practices. However, many of the monitoring points in today's electrical grid provide incorrect data due to faulty wiring, poor equipment performance, or lack of utility resources to process raw sensor data. In addition, many sensors are needed to replace aging instrument transformers, equip new generation plants, and monitor new locations within the transmission and distribution grids. The installation of new sensor technology should require as little infrastructure change as possible, in order to minimize total cost. This project will develop a low maintenance, self-powered, clamp-on power interface pod for metering, for identifying incipient equipment failure, and for power quality processing. It will rely on wireless communication to interface with a centralized control center, specific equipment at a distributed energy resource, and individual consumers. In Phase I, the voltage monitor, current monitor, and power supply for the clamp-on sensor pod were evaluated, and a viable scheme for achieving 0.3% accuracy class for both voltage and current was developed. In Phase II, a final design for the current sensor, voltage sensor, wireless communication system, and power supply will be completed as part of the integrated pod design. Additional prototypes will be built for field trials, which will include at least one installation in a nationally recognized utility system. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: A clamp-on power interface pod, suitable for use at low, medium, or high voltages, should directly address an annual $1 billion worldwide electric utility market for voltage and current sensors alone. The clamp-on design, with no insulating structure between high voltage and ground, would permit improved installation flexibility, low installation and maintenance costs, and low manufacturing costs. The pod also could be used to support other types of sensors, for example, enabling the deployment of a nationwide network of sensors relevant to homeland security"
The DE-USE System Project,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,74984.00,"CREATIVE ACTION, LLC",441 Wolf Ledges,,AKRON,OH,44311-,Yes,No,No,,,,,Ronni Sterns,,3038679978,rsterns@gwis.com,"Market potential exists for a low cost turnkey survey system to evaluate substance abuse among 7th - 12th grade students. Many school districts conduct periodic student surveys to assess the use of drugs, the impact of prevention proggrams, and directions for future programming. Administators have indicated problems with these surveys; highcost, long delays in obtaining results, and difficulty in understaning and applying findings. Creative action plans to develop and market DE-USE (tm) (Drug Education/Use Survey and Evaluation) System, composed of survey forms web-based data reporting and a technical manual for a school to conduct a survey and obtain results. The product will overcome the limitations cited by administrators. It will compare a school's results to federally established national norms. In Phase I, research and development will be conducted to test technical feasibility and produce a prototypical instruction manual, survey forms, analytical software and a website for administrators to output results. Phase II will continue technical feasibility testing and will refine prototypes for final product design for phase III, commercialization."
MEMORY MAGIC: AN INTERVENTION GAME FOR DEMENTIA,2R44AG017776-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"CREATIVE ACTION, LLC",441 Wolf Ledges,,AKRON,OH,44311-,Yes,No,No,Ronni Sterns,,3308679978,RSTERNS@GWIS.COM,Ronni S. Sterns,,3308679978,RSTERNS@GWIS.COM,"Staff in residential facilities and family caregivers are challenged by disruptive behaviors, disengagement from the environment, and other problems often displayed by people with dementia. Memory interventions show promise as a behavioral technique to help staff and family caregivers improve the quality of life for people with dementia. Market potential exists for an ngaging group activity for persons with dementia that provides appropriate levels of cognitive and physical involvement, accesses long-term memories, focuses attention and concentration, provides a high probability of success for people at different levels of dementia and in different cohorts, and is water-proof and washable. Memory Magic is an activity designed to meet these criteria. Phase I feasibility testing revealed that Memory Magic elicited both higher quality and amount of engagement than standard programming, produced more positive and less negative affect, and was related to a reduction in inappropriate behaviors compared to levels seen in regular activity programming. Specific aims of Phase II research are o continue research and development efforts by improving the design, developing
mass manufacturing capabilities, and testing refined versions across multiple
sites in the Midwest, South, East and West resulting in a market-ready Memory
Magic game for Phase II commercialization."
DIGITAL ASSISTANT TRAINING CURRICULUM & SOFTWARE,1R43AG019558-01A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,259265.00,"CREATIVE ACTION, LLC",441 Wolf Ledges,,AKRON,OH,44311-,Yes,No,No,Ronni Sterns,,3308679978,RSTERNS@GWIS.COM,Anthony A. Sterns,,3308679978,DRTONE@GWIS.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This research project will create, examine and bridge barriers in training older adults to use a personal digital assistant (PDA). We will apply the training to create and evaluate two applications that involve daily activities, namely a medication reminder program and a social activity questionnaire program. We will examine the medication adherence of older adults while using the PDA application. We wilt examine older adult social networks and activities and explore the PDA's potential impact on older adults quality of life. We will also examine older adults' ability to use standard PDA applications (phone book, calendar, etc.), enhanced applications (medication reminder and survey programs), and communication applications (email). After a 3-month use test, participants will then suggest what new applications would be most useful to enhance their independence.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
Strong market potential exists for the development of training modules and software to facilitate using a personal digital assistant. Currently, the technology is difficult to learn and difficult to use. But personal digital assistant training and software can be designed to be universally easy to use, particularly for older adults, using techniques developed for computers over the last two decades. The personal digital assistant has the promise of becoming an ubiquitous device that can enhance the quality of life for all individuals, young and old, able and disabled."
MEMORY MAGIC: AN INTERVENTION GAME FOR DEMENTIA,2R44AG017776-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,1238289.00,"CREATIVE ACTION, LLC",441 Wolf Ledges,,AKRON,OH,44311-,Yes,No,No,Ronni Sterns,,3308679978,RSTERNS@GWIS.COM,Ronni S. Sterns,,3308679978,RSTERNS@GWIS.COM,"Staff in residential facilities and family caregivers are challenged by disruptive behaviors, disengagement from the environment, and other problems often displayed by people with dementia. Memory interventions show promise as a behavioral technique to help staff and family caregivers improve the quality of life for people with dementia. Market potential exists for an ngaging group activity for persons with dementia that provides appropriate levels of cognitive and physical involvement, accesses long-term memories, focuses attention and concentration, provides a high probability of success for people at different levels of dementia and in different cohorts, and is water-proof and washable. Memory Magic is an activity designed to meet these criteria. Phase I feasibility testing revealed that Memory Magic elicited both higher quality and amount of engagement than standard programming, produced more positive and less negative affect, and was related to a reduction in inappropriate behaviors compared to levels seen in regular activity programming. Specific aims of Phase II research are o continue research and development efforts by improving the design, developing
mass manufacturing capabilities, and testing refined versions across multiple
sites in the Midwest, South, East and West resulting in a market-ready Memory
Magic game for Phase II commercialization."
Canine Explosive Scent Kit Inert Replacements,M67854-03-C-5007,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Creative Applied Technical Systems, Inc.","7200B Fullerton Road, Suite 200",,Springfield,VA,22150,Yes,No,No,Judith F. Kitchens,President,7039133200,jkitchens@cats-inc.com,Judith F. Kitchens,President,7039133200,jkitchens@cats-inc.com,"""This project will develop inert replacements for the canine explosives scent kit. These inert replacements will have the same scent signatures as the explosive materials in the kit, however, they will not contain explosives. Three to six pound quantitiesof the inert replacements for C-4, Semtex and TNT will be produced in Phase I for testing in Phase II. The methodology will also be developed to generate simulated scent signatures for varying quantities of explosive materials. The canine explosive scentkit is used to train dogs to locate illegal explosive materials. The ability of the dog to locate the explosive materials is a trained response that must be periodically reinforced. Periodic retraining is best accomplished in the dog's normal workingenvironment. The deployment of explosive containing scent kits for this retraining results in security, safety and logistical problems. An inert scent kit will overcome these problems. It will also provide better training for the dogs since the inertmaterials can be used in any environment. Commercial applications for an inert canine explosive scent kit include worldwide government law enforcement agencies and many private security and protection organizations."""
OPTICAL DETECTION OF INTRAVENOUS INFILTRATION,2R44HL062008-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"CW OPTICS, INC.","CW OPTICS, INC.",1103 MOORE HOUSE RD,YORKTOWN,VA,23690 3620,Yes,Yes,No,Nee-yin Chou,,7578274000,NYC@CWOPTICS.COM,Leonard W. Winchester,,7578724000,LWW@CWOPTICS.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): About 80% of hospital patients in the United States require IV therapy and 50% of IV lines fail due to infiltration, a clot in the cannula, an inflammatory response of the vein, or separation of the cannula from the vein. IV infiltration is usually accompanied by pain, erythema, and swelling at the cannula tip or the insertion site. Severe infiltration may lead to necrosis requiring skin debridement, skin grafting, or amputation. Early detection of infiltration prevents the occurrence of serious incidents that may require surgical correction. The long-term objective of this project is to develop an infiltration sensor for monitoring IV failures. The Phase II research design includes the development of an advanced prototype, improvement of algorithms, evaluation of the prototype on animal models and human measurements, investigation of its accuracy and utility, and the examination of the commercial potential. The innovation of this project lies in the use of an optical method coupled with the advanced development in fiber optics and algorithms for tissue optics to provide a means for noninvasive monitoring of the IV sites. It will provide routine, automated, continuous, and real-time monitoring capabilities for patients undergoing IV therapy."
Low Cost Launch Vehicle Structures with Acoustic Attenuation,F29601-02-C-0009,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,937500.00,Delta Velocity Corporation,"932 Edwards Ferry Road, Suite 14",,Leesburg,VA,20176 3324,Yes,No,No,Joseph Padavano,President,7039279196,jpadavano@deltavelocity.com,Joseph Padavano,President,7039279196,jpadavano@deltavelocity.com,"""The proposed effort will fabricate launch vehicle fairings using ChamberCore composite fabrication methods and incorporating mass loading acoustic attenuation. Fairings in two sizes will be built, instrumented, inspected, and subjected to structural andvibroacoustic ground tests with and without attenuation mass loading. This data will be compared to results from tests on a conventional metal fairing. The composite fairings will then be integrated with GFE suborbital launch vehicles and flight datawill be obtained."""
RAPID ANALYSIS OF CPG METHYLATION CHANGES IN CANCER,1R43CA097483-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,132000.00,"RIBOMED BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.","RIBOMED BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.",714 E VAN BUREN ST,PHOENIX,AZ,85006,Yes,No,No,Laine Mccarthy,,6025221777,INCCARTH@DESIGNERGENESINC.COM,Michelle M. Hanna,,6025221777,MMH@RIBOMED.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
The objective of this project is the development of a rapid and sensitive
assay system for the detection of CpG methylation in tumors and precancerous
cells. Methylation of clustered CpG sequences, called CpG islands, is an early
and widespread marker of tumorigenesis. The expression of over 60 genes
involved in all aspects of cancer is affected by the methylation of CpG
islands that overlap with their upstream expression signals. Successful
completion of the proposed research will produce a commercial kit that will
allow detection of methylation affecting up to 120 CpG islands per patient
sample. The resulting diagnostic information will allow for early detection of
tumors and precancerous lesions. The RiboMaker(TM) methylation detection kit
will be based on signal generation by abortive transcription initiated from
CpG sequences associated with selected tumor suppressor genes. RNA polymerase
will be programmed to initiate transcription from methylated CpG sequences on
a captured target template strand through the use of labeled dinucleotide
initiators. Incorporation of labeled chain terminators will allow signal
detection by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. A series of potential
fluorescence energy donor/acceptor pairs will be tested for incorporation into
abortive transcripts using authentic promoters. After appropriate pairs of
fluorescent reporters have been defined, they will be used to validate an
abortive transcription assay that is based on a model single-stranded template
DNA with a known level of CpG methylation."
Water Column Sound Velocity Sensor Package,N68335-03-C-0050,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,64601.00,"Dogstar, Inc.",2416 Salisbury Lane,,Alvin,TX,77511,Yes,No,No,Cindi A. Karpiuk,President,2813318640,ckarpiuk@houston.rr.com,Tad D. Shelfer,Senior Scientist,2815387702,tdshelfer@houston.rr.com,"""The objective of this Phase I SBIR proposal is to investigate the feasibility of using an optical time-domain reflectometer to perform distributed temperature sensing using a single fiberoptic cable. This technique will provide nearly simultaneouswater-column temperature measurements down to 300 meters, in one meter increments. In addition to the innovative sensor system described in this proposal, we will evaluate the cost versus measurement capability of key components to identify the bestsolution for use in the Phase II prototype-development opportunity. The distributed temperature-sensor system described in this effort would enhance bathythermograph measurements and improve anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The potential commercialbenefits and applications of this system to drilling companies, the civil engineering community, and the fiberoptic telecommunication industry are tremendous. The potential commercial benefits and applications of this system to drilling companies, thecivil engineering community, and the fiberoptic telecommunication industry are tremendous."""
Commercial Introduction of Building Construction Products Making Value-Added Use of Abundant Agrigultural Residues,2002-33610-11872,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,80000.00,"DPD, Inc.",2000 Turner Street,,Lansing,MI,48906,Yes,No,No,Ken Ostowari,Technical Director,5173495653,dpdinc@aol.com,Habibur Chowdhury,,5173495653,dpdinc@aol.com,"The ultimate goal of the proposed project is to commercialize a technology developed (and patented) through joint USDA/industry funding. This technology embodies formulations and processing conditions for value-added use of cereal straw, corn stalk and other fibrous agricultural residues in fiber cement boards for siding and backerboard applications in building construction. The subject technology replaces processed wood fibers with milled straw, corn stalk (and other residues) as reinforcement in cement boards. The availability of straw (more than 50 million tons/yr of straw can be harvested without lasting damage to soil), the high value of milled straw in our application, and the market potential of residue fiber cement boards promise to raise profitability of farming operations and provide new economic opportunities in rural areas. Residue fiber cement boards complement highly desirable attributes (strength, durability, dimensional stability, workability, fire resistance and aesthetics) with an attractive cost structure, which make them quite competitive in the multi-billion dollar siding and backerboard markets. Wood fiber cement boards have found use primarily in three major application areas: siding, roofing, and backerboard. The proposed project will: (1) develop a comprehensive business plan for the commercialization effort; (2) establish engineering and management resources for pilot-scale production and field demonstration of the technology; and (3) produce residue fiber cement board at pilot scale, and implement field evaluation and demonstration projects. The first task (business plan development) covers: (a) elaboration of the customer (building products distributors) and end-user (building contractors) needs and constraints; (b) analysis of major markets and competititors; (c) development of marketing/sales plan; (d) development of manufacturing/engineering plans; and (e) development of human resources plan. The second task involves build-up of the resources needed for pilot-scaled production and field evaluation/demonstration of the technology in Task 3."
SBIR/STTR Phase II: Low-Cost Glass Fiber Composites Tailored Towards Concrete Reinforcemen,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"DPD, Inc.",2000 Turner Street,,Lansing,MI,48906,Yes,No,No,,,,,Habibur Chowdhury,,5173495653,dpdinc@aol.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will refine the polymer matrix of glass fiber composites with ion exchangers in order to enhance their longevity in the alkaline environment of concrete. Glass fiber composites offer a desirable balance of performance and cost for replacement of corrosion-prone steel reinforcement in concrete; their rapid deterioration in the alkaline environment of concrete is, however, a major setback. Ion exchangers are insoluble solids carrying cations (or anions) which can be exchanged with ions of the same sign. Cation exchangers of hydrogen form replace alkali metal cations (e.g., K + in alkaline solutions diffusing into the polymer matrix) with H + . This exchange of cations neutralizes aggressive alkaline solutions by converting K + OH - (and Na + OH - , etc.) into H2O. Through laboratory investigations and industrial-scale pultrusion efforts, the Phase I research demonstrated that introduction of selected ion exchangers into the polymer matrix (or a surface layer of matrix) does not interfere with the pultrusion process, and yields significant gains in alkali resistance of glass fiber composites. The Phase I effort also established a theoretical context for selection of the dosage of cation exchanger in the polymer matrix of glass fiber composites, and verified the economic viability of our approach. The proposed Phase II project will: (1) develop refined theoretical principles and design procedures for formulation of polymer matrices with ion exchangers; (2) develop and experimentally verify optimum polymer matrix formulations incorporating ion exchangers; (3) optimize the pultrusion process of glass fiber composites with the refined polymer system, and fully characterize the end products; and (4) evaluate the structural performance and durability of concrete systems reinforced with refined glass fiber composite bars through comprehensive laboratory studies complemented with a field investigation involving design, construction and monitoring of a reinforced concrete bridge deck. The Phase II effort will receive critical support from major manufacturers of composite rebars (including Hughes Brothers, the world leader in this field), the leading supplier of ion exchangers (Dow Chemical), Michigan Department of Transportation, and Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Michigan State University (Composite Materials & Structures Center) will also take part in the proposed research effort.
Close to one-third of reinforced concrete structures, including bridges, parking structures, buildings in coastal areas and offshore structures, are exposed to corrosive environments (deicer salt, seawater spray, etc.); domestic sales of steel for reinforcement of these concrete structures is about $2 billion/yr. Glass fiber composites embodying our technology are resistant to both corrosive effects and the alkaline environment of concrete; they offer a desirable balance of performance and cost to replace steel reinforcement in corrosive environments. Major savings in life-cycle cost can be realized at competitive initial cost through replacement of steel reinforcement with alkali-resistant glass fiber composites in concrete structures exposed to corrosive environments. Glass fiber composite jackets and sheets applied onto concrete surfaces for repair/rehabilitation purposes are also prone to attack by the alkaline pore solution of concrete, representing another market opportunity for our technology. We have filed a patent application, and have reached agreements with Dow Chemical (leading supplier of ion exchangers) and Hughes Brothers (world's leading manufacturer of composite bars for concrete reinforcement) towards transfer of the technology to marketplace"
SBIR/STTR Phase II: Low-Cost Glass Fiber Composites Tailored Towards Concrete Reinforcemen,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,2,499995.00,"DPD, Inc.",2000 Turner Street,,Lansing,MI,48906,Yes,No,No,,,,,Habibur Chowdhury,,5173495653,dpdinc@aol.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will refine the polymer matrix of glass fiber composites with ion exchangers in order to enhance their longevity in the alkaline environment of concrete. Glass fiber composites offer a desirable balance of performance and cost for replacement of corrosion-prone steel reinforcement in concrete; their rapid deterioration in the alkaline environment of concrete is, however, a major setback. Ion exchangers are insoluble solids carrying cations (or anions) which can be exchanged with ions of the same sign. Cation exchangers of hydrogen form replace alkali metal cations (e.g., K + in alkaline solutions diffusing into the polymer matrix) with H + . This exchange of cations neutralizes aggressive alkaline solutions by converting K + OH - (and Na + OH - , etc.) into H2O. Through laboratory investigations and industrial-scale pultrusion efforts, the Phase I research demonstrated that introduction of selected ion exchangers into the polymer matrix (or a surface layer of matrix) does not interfere with the pultrusion process, and yields significant gains in alkali resistance of glass fiber composites. The Phase I effort also established a theoretical context for selection of the dosage of cation exchanger in the polymer matrix of glass fiber composites, and verified the economic viability of our approach. The proposed Phase II project will: (1) develop refined theoretical principles and design procedures for formulation of polymer matrices with ion exchangers; (2) develop and experimentally verify optimum polymer matrix formulations incorporating ion exchangers; (3) optimize the pultrusion process of glass fiber composites with the refined polymer system, and fully characterize the end products; and (4) evaluate the structural performance and durability of concrete systems reinforced with refined glass fiber composite bars through comprehensive laboratory studies complemented with a field investigation involving design, construction and monitoring of a reinforced concrete bridge deck. The Phase II effort will receive critical support from major manufacturers of composite rebars (including Hughes Brothers, the world leader in this field), the leading supplier of ion exchangers (Dow Chemical), Michigan Department of Transportation, and Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Michigan State University (Composite Materials & Structures Center) will also take part in the proposed research effort.
Close to one-third of reinforced concrete structures, including bridges, parking structures, buildings in coastal areas and offshore structures, are exposed to corrosive environments (deicer salt, seawater spray, etc.); domestic sales of steel for reinforcement of these concrete structures is about $2 billion/yr. Glass fiber composites embodying our technology are resistant to both corrosive effects and the alkaline environment of concrete; they offer a desirable balance of performance and cost to replace steel reinforcement in corrosive environments. Major savings in life-cycle cost can be realized at competitive initial cost through replacement of steel reinforcement with alkali-resistant glass fiber composites in concrete structures exposed to corrosive environments. Glass fiber composite jackets and sheets applied onto concrete surfaces for repair/rehabilitation purposes are also prone to attack by the alkaline pore solution of concrete, representing another market opportunity for our technology. We have filed a patent application, and have reached agreements with Dow Chemical (leading supplier of ion exchangers) and Hughes Brothers (world's leading manufacturer of composite bars for concrete reinforcement) towards transfer of the technology to marketplace"
Mobile User Privacy,SB1341-02-W-1113,DOC,DOC,SBIR,2002,1,74800.00,"ECleide (VKD Shoppe, Inc.)","56 Beaver St., Ste 305",,New York,NY,10004 0243,Yes,No,No,Yiannis Tsiounis,P.I. And Director,,yiannis@ccs.neu.edu,Yiannis Tsiounis,P.I. And Director,9176603913,yiannis@ccs.neu.edu,"As the deployment of mobile devices becomes ubiquitous and special interest groups and governments create laws to require the tracking of mobile users, user privacy is under serious threat. Being able to identify and locate an individual also creates a potential liability for service providers. Today the only private wireless communication system is the pre-paid cell phone. However, a pre-paid system is not ideal, as subscription-based services are more popular with both consumers and service providers, while users cannot be identified in emergencies as is required by the FCC's E911 Phase 2 bill. We aim to create a system that can be used by service providers, or by third parties, to (a) guarantee user privacy without restricting the billing options; and (b) allow identification of users when required by law or requested by the customer. Currently the user's identity is disclosed when accepting payments or authorizing access. We therefore aim to construct an anonymous electronic payment system that (a) can be used to hide the user's identity during payment or login, (b) can be integrated into typically low-powered and size-constrained mobile devices, (c) can trace users when required by law, and (d) can be adapted to existing providers' infrastructure"
BriefMaker - A Requirements Definition Tool,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,97595.00,EHPW Design and Construction Consulting,3681 Dogwood Lane,,Placerville,CA,95667,Yes,No,No,,,,,Karen Hansen,,5306223306,k.hansen@ehpw.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will enable design professionals and their clients to produce concise and accurate statements of project requirements. The initial work will be done for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. The proposed requirements definition tool empowers businesses to develop on-line user needs and analysis statements according to customers' preferences and to model, in real-time, the type of constructed project desired. With superior understanding of clients' needs, designers can shorten the product delivery cycle and provide an end product with greater customer satisfaction.
The potential market for this innovation is since it can be used in any segment of the AEC industry such as industrial, office, commercial, residential, hotel, and education. Firms producing large, complex products-such as aircraft, flight simulators, and telecommunication systems-have the same need for early, accurate identification and statement of requirements."
SBIR Phase I: Development of a High Manufacturing Rate and Low Cost Membrane and Electrode Assembly for PEM Fuel Cells,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99975.00,"ElectroChem, Inc.",MA,,Woburn,MA,01801-6519,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Michael S. Pien,,7819385300,mpien@fuelcell.com,"This Phase I SBIR program will investigate and develop a new process for depositing catalysts on fuel cell membrane and electrode assemblies (MEAs). The proposed process for producing reliable MEAs is conducive to high volume manufacturing using fabrication tools familiar to industry. In addition to high rate production capability, the proposed process optimizes the electrode/catalyst structure allowing us to reduce the catalyst loading that further reduces the MEA cost. This program will demonstrate the process in operating fuel cell stacks and evaluate the economics of employing the process on a larger scale.
The proton exchange membrane fuel cell is a promising power source for vehicles with residential, stationary, and portable power applications."
Determining the Commercialization Potential for OSHA (Ligusticum porteri),2002-33610-12382,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Elk Mountain Herbs, Inc.",214 Ord Street,,Laramie,WY,82070,Yes,No,No,Karin M. Guernsey,President,3077420404,emh1@elkmountainherbs.com,Karin M. Guernsey,,3077420404,emh1@elkmountainherbs.com,"The proposed research will focus on the cultivation of Osha (Ligusticum porteri), a popular native medicinal herb, for the purpose of developing a new commercial crop for Wyoming growers. Presently the only source for this plant are wild populations found at high elevations in the Rocky Mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada. Due to the high demand for the mature root, the portion of the plant used for medicinal purposes, the species is being over-harvested. Creating sustainable agricultural sources for Ligusticum porteri is the key to averting future supply problems while maintaining the quantity of the commodity currently sold on the market. The focus on this research is to demonstrate the economic feasibility of L. porteri (Osha) as an alternative crop for production in high altitude areas of Wyoming and other areas in the Rocky Mountain West. The proposed Phase 2 research will include: 1) refining plant propagation studies using organic production methods to develop a supply of seedlings, 2) developing standards for growing the crop and monitoring its progress, 3) developing commercial pilot sites to implement and test the production standards, 4) estimating enterprise costs and profit margins based on data from the pilot sites, and 5) educating potential growers about this alternative agricultural product. The technical objectives of the research include: 1) Develop a stock of seedlings to be used for transplanting to various commercial test plots; 2) Successfully transfer plants from greenhouse to several outdoor locations; 3) Create inventory of seedlings and rootstock for production use at commercial test sites; 4) Develop written set of cultivation procedures for commercial producers to use in establishing seedling stock; 5) Develop commercial test site 1 at Elk Mountain, Wyoming (Carbon County); 6) Develop commercial test site 2 in Albany County, Wyoming; 7) Identify all enterprise costs associated in implementation of procedures standard and development of commercial test sites and prepare feasibility plan for this crop and 8) Develop program for educating potential growers on the opportunities for Osha as alternative production crop."
Determining the Commercialization Potential for OSHA (Ligusticum porteri),2002-33610-12382,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,296000.00,"Elk Mountain Herbs, Inc.",214 Ord Street,,Laramie,WY,82070,Yes,No,No,Karin M. Guernsey,President,3077420404,emh1@elkmountainherbs.com,Karin M. Guernsey,,3077420404,emh1@elkmountainherbs.com,"The proposed research will focus on the cultivation of Osha (Ligusticum porteri), a popular native medicinal herb, for the purpose of developing a new commercial crop for Wyoming growers. Presently the only source for this plant are wild populations found at high elevations in the Rocky Mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada. Due to the high demand for the mature root, the portion of the plant used for medicinal purposes, the species is being over-harvested. Creating sustainable agricultural sources for Ligusticum porteri is the key to averting future supply problems while maintaining the quantity of the commodity currently sold on the market. The focus on this research is to demonstrate the economic feasibility of L. porteri (Osha) as an alternative crop for production in high altitude areas of Wyoming and other areas in the Rocky Mountain West. The proposed Phase 2 research will include: 1) refining plant propagation studies using organic production methods to develop a supply of seedlings, 2) developing standards for growing the crop and monitoring its progress, 3) developing commercial pilot sites to implement and test the production standards, 4) estimating enterprise costs and profit margins based on data from the pilot sites, and 5) educating potential growers about this alternative agricultural product. The technical objectives of the research include: 1) Develop a stock of seedlings to be used for transplanting to various commercial test plots; 2) Successfully transfer plants from greenhouse to several outdoor locations; 3) Create inventory of seedlings and rootstock for production use at commercial test sites; 4) Develop written set of cultivation procedures for commercial producers to use in establishing seedling stock; 5) Develop commercial test site 1 at Elk Mountain, Wyoming (Carbon County); 6) Develop commercial test site 2 in Albany County, Wyoming; 7) Identify all enterprise costs associated in implementation of procedures standard and development of commercial test sites and prepare feasibility plan for this crop and 8) Develop program for educating potential growers on the opportunities for Osha as alternative production crop."
Long Range Wireless Network Communication Capability,N00178-02-C-3044,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69931.00,"ENGENIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.",4220 Eagles Wing Ct.,,Ellicott City,MD,21042,Yes,No,No,Jean Fregeau,CEO,4104618218,JeanFregeau@EngeniumTechnologies.co,Mike Pascale,President,4109088003,MikePascale@EngeniumTechnologies.co,"""We propose the Flexceiver, an ultra-wideband, spread spectrum modem for long range wireless networks. The basic concept of the Flexceiver is to sweep the carrier frequency of a modulated signal very rapidly across a wide bandwidth. The Flexceiver avoidsinterfering with other RF systems operating in dedicated bands by dynamically constructing frequency profiles that hop over the frequencies occupied by those systems. RF interference from other systems is avoided in the same manner. All-weathercapability is enabled by operating below the 4 GHz band where attenuation due to weather is insignificant. Low latency is afforded by the FPGA based implementation. By eliminating from the link budget a fading allowance, high data rate and range performance are facilitated by multipath tolerance of the system. While the total occupied bandwidth is wide, the instantaneous bandwidth of the waveform is narrow,consistent with that of the rate and type of modulation. The channel fades that occur at specific frequencies can be very deep, but are narrow and low duty cycle compared to the total occupied bandwidth. By sweeping rapidly, individual fades can belimited to single bit duration or less. Forward error correction is employed to recover faded bits. The anticipated benefit of developing a Flexceiver, a flexible Software Defined Radio (SDR) transceiver, targeted for long range wireless networks include: all-weather capability, ElectroMag"
ANALOG/VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS LINK,USZA22-03-P-0031,DOD,SOCOM,SBIR,2002,1,99942.00,"ENGENIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.",4220 Eagles Wing Ct.,,Ellicott City,MD,21042,Yes,No,No,Mike Pascale,President,4109088003,MikePascale@EngeniumTech.com,Mike Pascale,President,4109088003,MikePascale@EngeniumTech.com,""" """
Modular Protective Container for Payload,F29601-01-C-0250,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,938448.00,"Engineered Plastic Designs, Inc.",19750 Weld County Road 7,,Berthoud,CO,80513,Yes,No,No,Paul Bartholf,Vice President of Marketi,9705322268,epd@frii.com,John Dinsmoor,Vice President of Enginee,9705322268,epd@frii.com,"""EPD proposes to design, manufacture and test a modular container system for ESPA and secondary payloads. Deliverable hardware will include: an ESPA transportation and handling container, containers for transportation and handling of individual secondarypayloads, and associated handling equipment for integration of the secondary payloads to the ESPA and subsequent intgration of the loaded ESPA to the launch vehicle."""
Large Scale Common-Mode Current Rejection,DASG60-02-C-0066,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,729817.00,"ENGINEERING MATTERS, INC.","375 Elliot Street, Suite 130K",,Newton,MA,02464,Yes,No,No,David Cope,President,6179658974,dcope@engineeringmatters.com,David Cope,President,6179658974,dcope@engineeringmatters.com,"""STOP THE SATURATION!! That is the message from the entirety of the technical literature regarding solar magnetic disturbances (SMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP). These phenomena produce a quasi-DC current in the earth that enters the powertransmission system via ground-induced currents (GIC). This current saturates power transformers and produces a host of undesirable results leading up to, and including, complete system collapse.During Phase I, Engineering Matters has advanced three innovative solutions to this vexing problem. Two of these solutions are based upon switch-mode power supply principles driving currents in the neutral lead, and the third solution consists of magneticcancellation in the transformer core, i.e., instead of current cancellation, this is direct field cancellation. All solutions are focused on eliminating the magnetic saturation of the transformer. These solutions will be demonstrated on a 120 VACsingle-phase basis during Phase I.The Phase II work effort will consist of extending the design, analysis, and testing of the Phase I work to a three-phase 14 kV system with autotransformers. The extension will increase the system operating voltage; test the solutions in the field,including the E3 environment; perform a manufacturing cost reduction analysis, and optimize the design of each of the solutions."""
Multi-disciplinary Multiphase Flow Analyzer,NAS13-02052,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69923.00,Engineering Sciences Inc,"1900 Golf Road, Suite D",,Huntsville,AL,35802,Yes,Yes,No,Yen-Sen Chen,Business Official,2568836233,ychen@esi-al.com,Yen-Sen Chen,Principal Investigator,2568836233,ychen@esi-al.com,"Simulation methodologies which describe complex, Multiphase, flow phenomena including cavitation, cryogenic fluid management, coolant spray and impinging jets will be developed. Accurately described real fluid properties will be employed in an integrated simulation tool, that involves thermodynamics and fluid dynamics models, to describe local vaporization phenomena in liquid rocket engine propellant delivery systems, propellant tanks and the test facilities. Bubbly flows will be simulated with a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture model, which emphasizes the computational efficiency and modeling effectiveness. Cavitating venturi meter and pump flows, cryogenic propellant tank filling processes and evaporating cooling jets can be analyzed with this methodology. More accurate propellant metering, oscillatory inlet flow characterization and accurate description of the thermodynamics environment of cryogenic fluid systems will be the result of this project. Other complex flows in propellant delivery systems or coolant flows in test facilities will also be amenable to analysis with the produced methodology."
Multi-disciplinary Multiphase Flow Analyzer,NAS13-02052,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599030.00,Engineering Sciences Inc,"1900 Golf Road, Suite D",,Huntsville,AL,35802,Yes,Yes,No,Yen-Sen Chen,Business Official,2568836233,ychen@esi-al.com,Yen-Sen Chen,Principal Investigator,2568836233,ychen@esi-al.com,"Simulation methodologies which describe complex, Multiphase, flow phenomena including cavitation, cryogenic fluid management, coolant spray and impinging jets will be developed. Accurately described real fluid properties will be employed in an integrated simulation tool, that involves thermodynamics and fluid dynamics models, to describe local vaporization phenomena in liquid rocket engine propellant delivery systems, propellant tanks and the test facilities. Bubbly flows will be simulated with a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture model, which emphasizes the computational efficiency and modeling effectiveness. Cavitating venturi meter and pump flows, cryogenic propellant tank filling processes and evaporating cooling jets can be analyzed with this methodology. More accurate propellant metering, oscillatory inlet flow characterization and accurate description of the thermodynamics environment of cryogenic fluid systems will be the result of this project. Other complex flows in propellant delivery systems or coolant flows in test facilities will also be amenable to analysis with the produced methodology."
Development of Synthetic Muscle Systems for NASA Space Robotics/EVA Applications,NAS9-02015,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"ENVIRONMENTAL ROBOTS, INC.","909 Virginia Avenue, Suite 205",,Albuquerque,NM,87108,Yes,No,No,Mohse Shahinpoor,Director of R & D,5052654479,ecdm@ijecdm.com,Kwang J. Kim,Chief Scientist,5052654479,kwangkim@me.unm.edu,"The goal of the proposed Phase I research is to explore the feasibility of developing a family of novel synthetic muscle systems with robotic sensing and actuation capabilities, for a wide spectrum of NASA space robotic and EVA applications. In particular, configurations of interest may be in the form of multi-fingered biomimetic robotic hands to handle delicate and small space objects such as small samples of space rocks. Also, the fact that the proposed synthetic muscles can easily sustain the cold harsh environment of space and yet be biomimetic and noiseless and operational under low voltage (2-10 volts) is of significance to NASA related missions."
Development of Synthetic Muscle Systems for NASA Space Robotics/EVA Applications,NAS9-02015,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599562.00,"ENVIRONMENTAL ROBOTS, INC.","909 Virginia Avenue, Suite 205",,Albuquerque,NM,87108,Yes,No,No,Mohse Shahinpoor,Director of R & D,5052654479,ecdm@ijecdm.com,Kwang J. Kim,Chief Scientist,5052654479,kwangkim@me.unm.edu,"The goal of the proposed Phase I research is to explore the feasibility of developing a family of novel synthetic muscle systems with robotic sensing and actuation capabilities, for a wide spectrum of NASA space robotic and EVA applications. In particular, configurations of interest may be in the form of multi-fingered biomimetic robotic hands to handle delicate and small space objects such as small samples of space rocks. Also, the fact that the proposed synthetic muscles can easily sustain the cold harsh environment of space and yet be biomimetic and noiseless and operational under low voltage (2-10 volts) is of significance to NASA related missions."
Model Architecture Verification and Validation Tools - Extending the Use of Colored Petri Nets for Designing Command and Control Systems,F33615-02-C-1130,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749169.00,"EXPAND, INC.",5728 Major Boulevard,Suite 232,Orlando,FL,32819,Yes,Yes,No,Rafiah Kashmiri,President/CEO,4075400920,ceo@modasco.om,John Woodring,Chief Scientist,9042762072,jwoodring@modasco.com,"""Colored Petri Nets (CPNs) are now accepted as a powerful and general graphical language for designing complex systems. Several CPN editors, including Modasco's VSO Design, are now available or in development. However, these tools do not restrict the modelarchitect to realistic designs that satisfy the system's physical and functional requirements. Recent investigations by Modasco indicate that VSO Design can perform model architecture verification and validation during the design phase, insuring that themodels it generates satisfy the system requirements. The architectural building blocks (entities) of a system can be identified and stored in a database along with rules describing how these entities can be associated. The proposed verification andvalidation tool restricts alternative CPN designs to the predefined entity set and the entity associations. Additionally, designers can create a validated model and store it as a special entity type for later reuse. This is the first step to developing atrue Collaborative Virtual Prototyping environment allowing multiple users, working remotely, to build validated subsystem models that can be assembled into larger, more complex systems. An important and timely application of this technology is themodeling and evaluation of evacuation plans as a part of an overall Homeland Defense strategy."""
Evaluation of C2 Model Architectures Designed Using Colored Petri Nets,F33615-02-M-4012,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99976.00,"EXPAND, INC.",5728 Major Boulevard,Suite 232,Orlando,FL,32819,Yes,Yes,No,Rafiah Kashmiri,President/CEO,4075400920,ceo@modasco.com,John Woodring,Chief Scientist,9042768296,jwoodring@modasco.com,"""Modasco proposes to extend the capability of Colored Petri Net design and architecture specification tools to include model performance measurement and evaluation. The methodology is based upon an automated simulation of the system executed within acontrollable run-time interface. A graphical language is proposed for describing the complex logic and mathematical relationships of transitions between system states. Integrating graphical design, model architecture specification and simulationcapabilities into one tool provides a highly-efficient way of performing end-to-end virtual prototyping of a proposed system architecture that avoids the need to create artificial interfaces among several specialized tools. The system designer can alsodefine performance metrics with the rule-based design interface, store them for future application and assign them to model architectures. During the execution of a model's simulation, the values of assigned metrics are updated and displayed to theanalyst. This tool will significantly reduce the time and cost currently required to create and update model simulations and thus will produce system designs that are more robust and whose properties are better understood. The proposed system is directlyapplicable to the collaborative development of large scale systems by remote teams of specialists whose designs can be integrated and evaluated in operational conditions. Decrease the development time and cost"
Diagnostic Tool for Voltage of Ta Bremsstrahlung Sources and Electron Energy in Plasmas,DTRA01-02-P-0108,DOD,DTRA,SBIR,2002,1,99999.00,"FAR-TECH, Inc.",10350 Science Center Drive,Suite 150,San Diego,CA,9212-1136,Yes,No,No,Jin-Soo Kim,President,8584556655,kimjs@far-tech.com,Ioan N. Bogatu,Staff Scientist,8584556655,nbogatu@far-tech.com,"""Development of warm bremsstrahlung sources could benefit from diagnostic techniques for monitoring the evolution of electron beams for diode optimization. FARTECH, Inc., proposes an innovative diagnostic tool to provide time resolved measurements ofelectron energy (diode voltage). This diagnostic tool will accurately measure the ratio of Ta characteristic Ka-line and the continuum intensities within adjacent narrow energy bands. It will provide the modeling tools, the proof-of-principle test, andphysical basis for the development of a small size X-ray scintillation probe that will measure electron energy in a plasma medium, such as plasma opening switch (POS) or Z-pinch. This technology will greatly assist the development of advancedbremsstrahlung sources like reflex diodes/triodes especially in the presence of a POS where inductively corrected voltage monitors become uncertain for electron beam energy and with studies of Z-pinches to determine the mechanism for ion-to-electron energytransfer. During Phase I, FARTECH, Inc., will design and fabricate the optimum balanced filter configuration for an external diode voltage probe and demonstrate its efficacy on a DTRA Ta X-ray source. In Phase II, we will design, fabricate and test aprototype of the in-situ X-ray scintillation probe, for measuring plasma electron energy. Compact diagnostic tools for quantitatively measuring the time evolution of electron beam energy and warm X-ray spect"
"Advanced Lightweight, High Capacity Airborne Cargo Handling Winch System",DAAH10-02-C-0033,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69960.00,Faunce Engineering,15 Zieglers Lane,,Hamilton Square,NJ,08690,Yes,No,No,Candace A. Faunce,Business Manager,6098907390,faunce@optonline.net,James Faunce,Professional Engineer,6098907390,faunce@optonline.net,"""We propose to design an innovative modular heavy lift system readily configured and optimized for aircraft/mission requirements. The dual winch system will be capable of lifting up to 22 ton of cargo at 60 ft/min, and stabilize the load for flight. Wewill identify all possible configurations and evaluate the risks and tradeoffs of each configuration. We will define a preliminary design for a modular prototype that will allow development of major components in parallel. We will investigate the effectsthe winch system will have on the aircraft. A high capacity helicopter winch system will allow transport of vehicles and supplies without long lines in flight. It will allow aircraft to pick-up and deliver in terrain and situations where it previouslycould not.Potential commercial applications include transporting lumber and supplies.Potential civil applications include firefighting, and debris removal (storms and earthquakes)."""
Semi-Active Side-Lateral Engine Mounts for Control of Vibration and Shock Loading,N68335-02-C-0416,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,750000.00,FORM FIT & FUNCTION LLC,71 East 26th Street,,Paterson,NJ,07514 7514,Yes,No,No,Zoltan Varsani,Contracts,2016153201,zvarsani@fffdesign.com,Odilo Vazquez,Engineering Manager,2016153201,ovazquez@fffdesign.com,"""FFF Engineering has developed a bi direction vibration and shockabsorber that is capable of mitigating vibration loading andshock displacement on the T56 Engine. The approach taken was todevelop a system that was capable to providing vibrationisolation to the primary 1P propeller frequency of 18Hz andprovide displacement control during shock transients.This approach uses magnetorheological technoclogy to provide fastreaction times as well as low power use.BENEFITS: This technology has the potential to provide signifigant life extension of aircraft structures and compentns. Reducing the life cycle costs of the aricraft fleet."""
Adaptive Agent Seeker Field Of View Management (AASFOVM),HQ0006-03-C-0007,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69937.00,"Forell Enterprises, Inc.",2940 Juanita Place,,Fullerton,CA,92835 2404,Yes,No,No,Eleonora Gianoulis,President and CEO,7146907720,elrg@eforell.com,Lary Smith,Senior Vice President,7146907720,laryds@eforell.com,"""A technical approach is needed that is capable of integrating Infrared (IR) target discrimination with Field of View (FOV) management to produce divert instructions to the missile platform over time. For Kinetic Weapons, Divert means called-for-lateralacceleration relative to interceptor center-line (up-down and right-left). A successful approach should concurrently optimize fuel reserve while positioning the seeker to maintain best fit of target cloud objects in its FOV. FORELL proposes to addressthis problem to develop and test an algorithm utilizing an agent based approach that will optimize kinetic kill vehicle's divert resources while enhancing discrimination and end game kill results. To optimize divert and field of view management perspectivein order to discriminate the target cloud correctly, the IR missile seeker must be capable of initial discovery and keeping the ""right objects"" in its field of view as it approaches the target cloud. The problem domain includes time constrainedoptimization of intercept and field of view geometry, IR seeker object discrimination and divert fuel conservation. FORELL will develop and demonstrate an algorithm that shows such optimization capability. For commercialization, the AASFOVMM approach isextremely flexible and lends itself very well to the areas of Network Centric Warfare and Distributed Robotics. The Adaptive Agent Seeker Field of View Management (AASFOVM) approach proposed by F"
Mulit-Agent Adaptive Feature Tracking and Discrimination (MAAFTD),F33615-02-M-4014,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69871.00,"Forell Enterprises, Inc.",2940 Juanita Place,,Fullerton,CA,92835 2404,Yes,No,No,Lary Smith,VP Business Operations,7146907720,laryds@eforell.com,John Clymer,Principal Investigator,7146907720,johnrc@eforell.com,"""Effective Ballistic and Theater Missile defense requires that data be fused from all available sensors leveraging the unique capabilities of each sensor and its features. Until now, improvements in sensor resolution and discrimination technologies havebeen looked at to provide the required fusion and target discrimination. It is thesis of this proposal that additionally, new adaptive approaches to such fusion and distributed battle management are required. A technical approach is needed that iscapable of producing adaptive component behaviors between sensors that will optimize reliability and convergence of multiple data from multiple sensors in such systems. FORELL is proposing that BMDO Project Hercules utilize an adaptive intelligent agentapproach with Ballistic Missile Defense architecture sensor component related decision networks to enhance Ballistic Missile tracking and target discrimination. A multi-agent system will aggregrate feature sets based on processed signal data fromindividual sensors and transform those sets into Decision Feature sets. The Decision Feature sets are processed in a Decision Model that is capable of learning decision rules and that generates tracking and discrimination outputs for use in engagementdecisions and for feedback and tuning the sensor front ends. This approach to fusion for missile tracking and discrimination relies on the principles of Simulation-Based Engineering of Complex Adaptive"
Selectively Permeable Elastomeric Membranes for Protective Clothing,DAAD17-03-C-0011,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,912495.00,"Fulfill America, Inc.","8748 E. Valley Bl., Suite L",,Rosemead,CA,91770 0176,Yes,Yes,No,Kelly Lu,President,6264372763,fulfillam@yahoo.com,Ben Wu,Technical Manager,5622250671,benhwu2001@yahoo.com,"""This proposal is an advanced feasibility study based on success demonstrated in Phase I for our invented selective permeable elastomeric membranes of 1-2 mil thick for (1) impermeable to chemical and biological warfare agents, (2) sufficient moisture vaportransport rate, and (3) durable to field usage subject to flexing, abrasion, and POL contamination. The proposed work involves with optimization of recipes and prototyping for field test and evaluation. The invented membranes could also be used in lowcost chemical industrial protective suits and consumer waterproof breathable clothing."""
Dual-use Durable Water Repellent and Anti-chemical/biological Agent Treatments,DAAD16-02-P-0125,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69931.00,"Fulfill America, Inc.","8748 E. Valley Bl., Suite L",,Rosemead,CA,91770 0176,Yes,Yes,No,Kelly Lu,President,6264372763,fulfillam@yahoo.com,Ben H. Wu,Technical Manager,5622250671,benhwu2001@yahoo.com,"""The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of our invented durable water repellent and oil loving materials for (1) anti-chemical and biological agent treatment on textiles and (2) durable usage to washing and dry cleaning and (3) lowtemperature cured application. Our invented materials were originally developed to satisfy textile mills for lower cost alternative wherein only durable water repellency is needed without oil repellency properties. It is important to understand the valueof our invented materials for anti-chemical and biological defense textile system. Our invented water repellent product concept is ""the lowest cost and the most durable water repellent treatment for textiles"". Our selling point is lower cost and moredurable water repellent treatment than commercial fluoroalkyl acrylate based materials. The success of the SBIR solicitation could certainly expand our current market effort to chemical and biological agent protection market. Nevertheless, our currentmarketing effort for general textile industry is going forward without the bonus from the SBIR solicitation."""
Alaska Fiber Mill to Promote Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture,2002-33610-11876,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,9243.00,"Funny River Ranch, LLC",P. O. Box 3157,,Soldotna,AK,99669,Yes,No,No,Diane M. Campbell,CEO,,frranch@alaska.net,Diane M. Campbell,,,frranch@alaska.net,"Implementation of a full service fiber mill in the State of Alaska would greatly benefit rural ranches and farms by offering value-added processing in state, thereby allowing ranches and farms to expand their fleece production. All fiber producers are currently required to process their fiber themselves or send it out of state and sometimes out of the country to obtain end products for sale, which can be cost prohibitive to the small breeder. There are no full service mills currently in operation in the State. Income would be generated in rural communities from the cottage industry of production knitters and fiber artists contracted by the mill to create end products."
Production of Methyl Ethyl Ketone by a New Method from Corn Fiber,2002-33610-11880,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,80000.00,"General Resource Technology, Inc.",4200 N. 300 West,,West Lafayette,IN,47906,Yes,Yes,No,Ruby P. Tsao,President,7654636043,tsaogt2@yahoo.com,George T. Tsao,Vice President of R and D,7654636043,tsaogt2@yahoo.com,"This project deals with production of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) from corn fiber. Corn fiber is consisted of mostly hemicellulose that can be hydrolyzed to produce a mixture of sugars. Extensive work has been done on fermentation by Klebsiela oxytoca that can metabolize all hemicellulose sugars and give a 50% weight yield of a compound called 2,3-butanediol (BDO). BDO has a boiling point of 180/o/C. To recover BDO from fermented broth involves energy intensive evaporation of a large amount of water and then vacuum distillation. BDO can be converted into MEK by dehydration. MEK with a boiling point of 79.6/o/C can be purified by simple distillation. Work has been done on dehydration of pure BDO to MEK with sulfuric acid as a catalyst. This project has its objective of testing the use of crude BDO in fermented broth, without first being purified, directly in dehydration. If successful, a 2-step process will be possible for conversion of corn fiber first to BDO by fermentation and then to MEK by acidic dehydration. Impurities in the fermented broth including residual sugars and proteins have been reported to interfere with the dehydration reaction. This Phase I project work is to eliminate such possible interferences by different methods including complete sugar metabolism, pretreatment of ion exchange resins and/or activated carbon, etc. Work will also be done using solid acids such as zeolite ZSM-5 to replace sulfuric acid in dehydration. The zeolite cage structures may reject large molecules such proteins from interfering. Use of solid acid also avoids otherwise a waste sulfuric acid stream. The activity half-life of zeolite in an aqueous reaction will be carefully determined."
Production of Fumaric Acid From Corn by Fermentation,2002-33610-12303,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,296000.00,"General Resource Technology, Inc.",4200 N. 300 West,,West Lafayette,IN,47906,Yes,Yes,No,Ruby P. Tsao,President,7654636043,tsaogt2@yahoo.com,George T. Tsao,Vice President of R and D,7654636043,tsaogt2@yahoo.com,"There are three specific objectives. Once attained, the technology will be ready for pilot plant tests, with commercializatin to follow. 1. The mold that produces fumaric acid from glucose has a tendency to form large pellets. When that happens, oxygen shortage will develop in the pellet center that will make the cells to produce ethanol instead of fumaric acid. An objective is to further test techniques that have been developed and verified in Phase I work to overcome this problem. 2. The second objective is to further test a number of techniques for recovery of fumaric acid from the fermentation broth. Being an acid, its accumulation in the fermentation broth will reduce pH that in turn will inhibit further biological activities. The product acid has to be either neutrilized and/or removed as it is formed by the cells. The tests for this Phase II project are for recovering fumaric acid as a free acid product for potential marketing. 3. The third objective is to collect enough data for supporting future process degin and cost analysis to prepare for pilot plant testing and commercialization."
Production of Fumaric Acid From Corn by Fermentation,2002-33610-12303,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"General Resource Technology, Inc.",4200 N. 300 West,,West Lafayette,IN,47906,Yes,Yes,No,Ruby P. Tsao,President,7654636043,tsaogt2@yahoo.com,George T. Tsao,Vice President of R and D,7654636043,tsaogt2@yahoo.com,"There are three specific objectives. Once attained, the technology will be ready for pilot plant tests, with commercializatin to follow. 1. The mold that produces fumaric acid from glucose has a tendency to form large pellets. When that happens, oxygen shortage will develop in the pellet center that will make the cells to produce ethanol instead of fumaric acid. An objective is to further test techniques that have been developed and verified in Phase I work to overcome this problem. 2. The second objective is to further test a number of techniques for recovery of fumaric acid from the fermentation broth. Being an acid, its accumulation in the fermentation broth will reduce pH that in turn will inhibit further biological activities. The product acid has to be either neutrilized and/or removed as it is formed by the cells. The tests for this Phase II project are for recovering fumaric acid as a free acid product for potential marketing. 3. The third objective is to collect enough data for supporting future process degin and cost analysis to prepare for pilot plant testing and commercialization."
Genetic Engineering of Maize for Increased Tolerance to Heat Stress,0214789,NSF,NSF,STTR,2002,1,99990.00,Genetic Archit Edu Analys,"2308 6th Street, E.",,Brookings,SD,57006,Yes,No,No,Eugene T. Butler,President,,ebutler3@brookings.net,Eugene Butler,,6056922751,ebutler3@brookings.net,"This Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase 1 Project proposes to develop transgenic maize (Zea mays L.) with increased tolerance to heat stress. It has recently discovered that a gene encoding the maize chloroplast protein synthesis elongation factor, EF-Tu, plays a role in the development of heat tolerance. EF-Tu protects other proteins from heat-induced inactivation and aggregation. The overall goal of this project is to genetically engineer maize that overproduces EF-Tu under high temperature conditions and to exploit the protective role that EF-Tu plays in heat tolerance. The key objectives of the Phase 1 research include (a) the creation of EF-Tu transgenic maize protoplasts, Arabidopsis and maize whole-plants and (b) the assessment of their heat tolerance in the laboratory. The results of the Phase 1 project will lay the groundwork for the follow-on Phase 2 and Phase 3 projects. They will include the testing the performance of EF-Tu transgenic maize in the field (Phase 2) and its commercialization (Phase 3)."
Remote Data Set Manipulation and Fusion via Bandwidth-Independent Networks,N00039-02-C-2225,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,744782.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena L. Wright,Vice President,4102676600,magda@gmai.com,R.Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"""The approach described within this proposal focuses on thedevelopment and application of compression and communicationsprotocol enhancements that will facilitate the search, remotemanipulation, fusion, and dissemination of huge data sets andtheir products through existing communications channels. Thetarget of our research includes products of the TacticalEnvironmental Data Server (TEDS) system and numerous METOC,navigation, environmental, and other products which manifest verylarge data sets that are difficult or impossible to speedilyobtain or update while deployed due to their large size andcommunication channel limitations. Instrumental in the deliveryof large data sets is the process of selecting the data to becommunicated. We describe our methods for compressing andhandling these data, and identify work efforts for thedevelopment of the client-server architecture envisioned to beused for this purpose.BENEFITS: Anticipated improvements include order of magnitude improvement in data managementcapabilities of remote users restricted by low bandwidth communications channels.Commercial opportunities exist in providing access to data at locations, especiallyin third world countries, where the data communications infrastructure isrudimentary or non-existent and low-bandwidth satellite communications is the onlyoption."""
Laser-assisted Integrated Circuit Failure Detection,F42650-02-C-0080,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,750000.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,R. Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,Ernest Keenan,Sr. Member of the Technic,4102676600,ern@gmai.com,"""The proposed research addresses integrated circuit (IC) failure detection using laser beam technology for examining internal chip structures, combined with the use of imaging techniques to interpret the laser images. A key advantage to our approach is thatit is a completely passive technique for detection of failure in ICs - the acquisition of images does not depend on the IC being in an electrically active mode. Our approach is based on the analysis of IC substrate chemical properties pertaining to opacityto laser emissions at various operational parameters (e.g., frequencies, modulation, etc.), and the resulting specification of requirements for IC laser illumination and capture of laser generated images. Multiresolution analysis and other imaging analysistechniques are used to examine the laser images to determine the existence of artifacts that may relate to the properties and characteristics of IC failure. These artifacts are then categorized for diagnostic use. With enhancements to the image resolution,this approach will be useful for both the current and future generations of ICs. If successful, the results of this research would form the basis for an entirely new method of detecting IC failures and degraded performance that are otherwise undetectableusing presently available testing techniques."""
Computer-Assisted High-Speed Stimulus Pattern and Timing Set Generation,F42650-02-C-0083,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,750000.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena L. Wright,Vice President,4102676600,magda@gmai.com,R. Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"""This proposed effort describes the development of an algorithm that will aid the engineer in determining timing set and digital pattern attributes in the development of a digital test program. This algorithm will automate much of the process of examiningthe thousands of different signal variations and patterns that are possible in a typical digital test program, and develop optimized high-speed timing sets and stimulus patterns using knowledge of the types of problems endemic to such applications. TheSIMUL and JUDGE components of LASAR will be ported to a Windows environment as a result of this effort. Also, methods to remedy hazard conditions inherent in LASAR will be developed and integrated into our approach. The resulting software is anticipated toprovide a comprehensive set of tools to assist the engineer in developing the best possible digital test program."""
Multiresolution Raster Chart Image Digitization and Compression,DG1330-02-CN-0053,DOC,DOC,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena L. Wrilght,Vice President,4108676600,magda@gmai.con,R. Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"The proposed research focuses on achieving significant gains in the ability to compress the information contained within raster images of nautical charts in such a manner that aids the characterization and acquisition of metadata pertaining to individual chart features. Present NOAA electronic nautical charts, which consist of raster images that are inherently difficult to compress without loss of data, provide little opportunity for enhancement beyond the mere display of their information. Multiple resolution analysis and neural networks are used to recognize and extract text, symbol, contour, and color data while preserving the original chart features. Data stored as objects in an electronic database enable their future use directly for navigation and information, and lossless compression of the raster chart image is performed to achieve greater compression."
Multiresolution Raster Chart Image Digitization and Compression,DG1330-02-CN-0053,DOC,DOC,SBIR,2002,2,300000.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena L. Wrilght,Vice President,4108676600,magda@gmai.con,R. Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"The proposed research focuses on achieving significant gains in the ability to compress the information contained within raster images of nautical charts in such a manner that aids the characterization and acquisition of metadata pertaining to individual chart features. Present NOAA electronic nautical charts, which consist of raster images that are inherently difficult to compress without loss of data, provide little opportunity for enhancement beyond the mere display of their information. Multiple resolution analysis and neural networks are used to recognize and extract text, symbol, contour, and color data while preserving the original chart features. Data stored as objects in an electronic database enable their future use directly for navigation and information, and lossless compression of the raster chart image is performed to achieve greater compression."
Raster to Vector GIS Chart Conversion Through Lossless Compression,DG1330-02-CN-0028,DOC,DOC,SBIR,2002,1,75000.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena L. Wright,Vice President,4108676600,magda@gmai.com,R. Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"The proposed effort utilizes the by-product of an existing lossless compression process for digitized raster GIS charts as the basis for vector conversion. This process uses mutiple resolutions of the raster image to recognize and extract text, symbol, contour, and color data while preserving the original chart features. These data are stored as objects in an electronic database optimized for data compression. The proposed effort organizes this data representation into a format suitable for vector conversion, and development of the user interface appropriate for fully utilizing the resulting vector data. Prototype software development for raster to vector conversion of an existing digitized nautical chart is performed."
ENHANCED LOW ANIMAL TUMOR REGISTRY DATABASE SYSTEM,2R44CA091662-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena Wright,,4102676600,MAGDA@GMAI.COM,R. G. Wright,,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"Description (provided by applicant): This application describes research for
establishing multimedia databases in scientific applications to facilitate
prompt and widespread dissemination of research results through the Internet
and via DVD ROM. The key element unique to this application involves the
design of novel methods of displaying extremely high-resolution images along
with the normal textfields associated with databases using methods that are not
available today. The focus of this research is the Registry of Tumors in Low Animals (RTLA) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and presented operated by George Washington University. Currently, text pertaining to the description, analysis, and diagnosis of tissue specimens provided to GWU, along with bibliography information is created in hardcopy and entered into Access databases that have limited availability through the GWU
website. Gross specimen and microscopic image photographs of the specimen
assist and diagnosis, and are filed along with the hardcopy report and are not
circulated. New methods of capturing extremely high-resolution microscopic
images are currently being investigated for this database. The research
proposed in this application will lead the way in developing novel display
technologies that overcome the severe limitations of the Internet in
efficiently downloading and viewing these high-resolution images and will
provide new capability to the Low Animal Tumor Registry in the process.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
Commercial applications of this research are extremely desirable in telemedicine and other image intensive application that require communication of data using bandwidth-restricted channels such as the Internet as well with radio and/or satellite links. Analogous applications also exist for compression of mammogram and other medical imagery."
Fusion and Visualization of Disparate METOC Data Sources,N00039-02-C-0018,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,99283.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena L. Wright,Vice President,4102676600,magda@gmai.com,R. Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"""The proposed effort involves the creation of revolutionary data fusion and visualization techniques that will enable users to simultaneously view and interpret multiple data sources, and facilitate the creation of products required to assist in missionrelated decision-making. Our approach focuses on the identification of logical relationships between various visual, analog and digital environmental data and their uses. Methods for organizing and presenting these data in a reasonable manner thatpreserves their usefulness and integrity are developed, as are tools for automating the creation of resulting metadata. The Phase I technical objectives focus on the specification of software requirements for METOC/GIS interfaces, image and data processingalgorithms, and user interfaces for the proposed software, plus the creation of an overall design concept that will form the basis for Phase II implementation. Key elements of our approach are developed during Phase I and demonstrated in a prototypesoftware application to reduce overall project risk. Benefits include gains in speed, efficiency and accuracy in processing and interpreting numerous data sources, and disseminating analysis results to users. A side benefit includes a possible dramaticreduction in the amount of data actually communicated to the user, resulting in diminished bandwidth requirements and increased data throughput."""
Inert Analogues of Demolition Explosives,M67854-03-C-5006,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,R. Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,David B. Adebimpe,Sr. Member of the Technic,4102676600,david@gmai.com,"""This proposal addresses the need for the Navy to develop inert explosives that comprise the canine explosive scent kit. We propose a multidisciplinary investigational approach that involves the identification of the constituents of the headspace vapor ofsample explosives, followed by the systematic development of odoriferously-similar but non-detonable analogues, using our knowledge of structure-odor relationships. In Phase 1, specific explosive scent signatures, and the viability of producing inertanalogues from such signatures will be demonstrated. Phase II will involve the further development, optimization and production of these analogues. This technology can reduce the risk and increase the availability of materials for the training ofcanines for explosive detection. Commercial application of the research can be extend beyond explosives detection, to drug interdiction and crime scene forensics."""
Emulation-based Functional Board Test Program Development System,F42650-02-P-1940,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena L. Wright,Vice President,4102676600,magda@gmai.com,Glenn Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"""The proposed approach considers test program development as a consequence ofemulating the hardware through software simulation. This simulation determines theexpected response of the board such that a go/nogo test program can be created. Theproposed functional test program set development system is anticipated to producehigh fault coverage diagnostic test programs in a fraction of the time it takes usingtraditional techniques, at a lower per unit cost. The successful conclusion of this research may lead to significant cost savings anddecreased development time in both test program development and equipmentprocurement."""
ENHANCED LOW ANIMAL TUMOR REGISTRY DATABASE SYSTEM,2R44CA091662-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,741614.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena Wright,,4102676600,MAGDA@GMAI.COM,R. G. Wright,,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"Description (provided by applicant): This application describes research for
establishing multimedia databases in scientific applications to facilitate
prompt and widespread dissemination of research results through the Internet
and via DVD ROM. The key element unique to this application involves the
design of novel methods of displaying extremely high-resolution images along
with the normal textfields associated with databases using methods that are not
available today. The focus of this research is the Registry of Tumors in Low Animals (RTLA) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and presented operated by George Washington University. Currently, text pertaining to the description, analysis, and diagnosis of tissue specimens provided to GWU, along with bibliography information is created in hardcopy and entered into Access databases that have limited availability through the GWU
website. Gross specimen and microscopic image photographs of the specimen
assist and diagnosis, and are filed along with the hardcopy report and are not
circulated. New methods of capturing extremely high-resolution microscopic
images are currently being investigated for this database. The research
proposed in this application will lead the way in developing novel display
technologies that overcome the severe limitations of the Internet in
efficiently downloading and viewing these high-resolution images and will
provide new capability to the Low Animal Tumor Registry in the process.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
Commercial applications of this research are extremely desirable in telemedicine and other image intensive application that require communication of data using bandwidth-restricted channels such as the Internet as well with radio and/or satellite links. Analogous applications also exist for compression of mammogram and other medical imagery."
C4ISR Data Dissemination and Presentation using COTS Game Platforms,DAAD17-02-C-0093,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena Wright,Vice President,4102676600,magda@gmai.com,R. Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"""An approach for the development, dissemination and presentation of 2D/3D C4ISR information to soldiers using the next generation of relatively low cost gaming systems is presented. An application framework is developed based on a distributed, collaborativeenvironment to facilitate the representation of human and other threats, resources, and environments and to formulate responses to operators tailored to the specific requirements of their queries. The proposed architecture is modular in nature to ensurethat rapid configuration changes may be made to reflect geographic relocation, and that new training requirements may be fulfilled with minimal product cycle times. The application requirements are traced back to the underlying hardware support mechanism."""
C4ISR Data Dissemination and Presentation using COTS Game Platforms,DAAD17-02-C-0093,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,2,749949.00,"GMA INDUSTRIES, INC.","60 West Street, Suite 203",,Annapolis,MD,21401,Yes,No,No,Magdalena Wright,Vice President,4102676600,magda@gmai.com,R. Wright,President,4102676600,glenn@gmai.com,"""An approach for the development, dissemination and presentation of 2D/3D C4ISR information to soldiers using the next generation of relatively low cost gaming systems is presented. An application framework is developed based on a distributed, collaborativeenvironment to facilitate the representation of human and other threats, resources, and environments and to formulate responses to operators tailored to the specific requirements of their queries. The proposed architecture is modular in nature to ensurethat rapid configuration changes may be made to reflect geographic relocation, and that new training requirements may be fulfilled with minimal product cycle times. The application requirements are traced back to the underlying hardware support mechanism."""
ANIMAL MODEL OF ETHANOL-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY,1R43AA066758-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,279270.00,"GWATHMEY, INC.","GWATHMEY, INC.",763 E CONCORD AVE,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02138 1044,Yes,Yes,No,Judith Gwathmey,,6174910022,GWATHMEY@EARTHLINK.NET,Judith K. Gwathmey,,6174910022,GWATHMEY@EARTHLINK.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal was prepared in response to
the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism request for proposals to
develop new models that more closely mimic human disease. Studies on the
effects of ethanol on myocardial contractility have been ongoing for over the
last twenty years. Studies in animals chronically administered ethanol and
models of ethanol-induced disease studied previously, as well as currently, do
not compare well to the human condition. Reproducible ethanol-induced
cardiomyopathy has been difficult to produce in animals. This has hindered
experimental studies of this disease. No one to date has produced congestive
cardiomyopathy or heart failure in an animal model of chronic ethanol intake."
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Development of Web-Based Modularized ERP Software System for Manufacturing-Related Companies,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99914.00,Harbinger,2390 Tilden Way,,Henderson,NV,89014,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Xue Bai,,7026173482,harbingercompany@hotmail.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will apply agile manufacturing, and lean production concepts in studying the real time workflow patterns at plant level in a manufacturing-related company. The results will be used to develop a new generation ERP (enterprise resource planning) software system. This project will develop a web-based modularized software for upper/middle levels and as well as shop-floor-level production planning, execution, monitoring, and evaluation using agile manufacturing and lean production principles.
The commercial application will be directed toward the U.S. Manufacturing industry. This new ERP system will provide rapid and quality responses to plant-level production needs of manufacturers."
ERGONOMICS FOR NURSING FACILITIES,1R43NR007919-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99982.00,HARRINGTON SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES,HARRINGTON SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES,7431 WILSON RD,WARRENTON,VA,20186,Yes,No,No,Susan Harrington,,5403498074,SUSAN@HSAINC.NET,Susan S. Harrington,,5403498074,SUSAN@HSAINC.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this research is to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to employees of nursing facilities. This research goal will be achieved through the development and distribution of Ergonomics for Nursing Facilities, a validated ergonomics training program for nursing facility managers and staff.
Nursing facilities have the fourth highest rate of nonfatal injury or illness cases in the United States. Nearly one in five nursing facility workers will be injured on the job this year. The majority of these injuries can be prevented through ergonomics training and management. CNAs have the highest risk of developing an MSD, although all nursing facility staff is at risk.
The long-range goals of this project are: (1) To develop a validated, comprehensive ergonomics training program for nursing facility managers and staff (2) To increase the knowledge, improve the attitudes, and modify the behaviors of nursing facility managers and staff toward ergonomics; and (3) To demonstrate the long-term effects of an ergonomics management and training program on the ergonomic culture and occupational injury and illness rates of nursing facilities through a national field test. The program will be delivered as computer-based training in a CD-ROM media formats.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
The nursing home industry is one of America's fastest growing industries. Nursing homes and personal care facilities employ approximately 1.7 million workers at 21,000 work sites. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) has expressed an interest in publishing Ergonomics for Nursing Facilities. The program will also be marketable to hospital staff and other health care professionals."
Hawaii-Molokai Solar Sea Salt,2002-33610-12740,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Hawaii Kai Salts,P. O. Box 610,,Kaunakakai,HI,96748,Yes,Yes,No,Nancy C. Gove,Owner,8085533461,ngove@mobettah.net,Nancy C. Gove,,8085533461,ngove@mobettah.net,"HMSSS project focuses on the production of solar sea salt-leveraging sun, seawater, and wind resources-as the basis for commercial enterprises, jobs, and entrepreneurial opportunities for Molokai, an economically depressed community. The feasibility of HMSSS processes was clearly substantiated by Phase I test results, which showed that the processed products met FDA requirements. Phase II is the critical step to commercialization. Refinement in production systems, documentation of processes for community entry, further development of direct seawater retrieval and solar power systems, and extensions of commercial plans (marketing, operations, and financing) are primary activities for this research and development. With these implementations, HMSSS can directly create full-time and part-time jobs over the next two years, significant in a community with high unemployment. The project will expand economic development by allowing interested individuals choice in their participation at the commercial level of production. Choices will include direct employment, as well as entrepreneurial engagement in varying stages of salt production: processing, wholesaling, and retailing."
Hawaii-Molokai Solar Sea Salt,2002-33610-12740,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,294831.00,Hawaii Kai Salts,P. O. Box 610,,Kaunakakai,HI,96748,Yes,Yes,No,Nancy C. Gove,Owner,8085533461,ngove@mobettah.net,Nancy C. Gove,,8085533461,ngove@mobettah.net,"HMSSS project focuses on the production of solar sea salt-leveraging sun, seawater, and wind resources-as the basis for commercial enterprises, jobs, and entrepreneurial opportunities for Molokai, an economically depressed community. The feasibility of HMSSS processes was clearly substantiated by Phase I test results, which showed that the processed products met FDA requirements. Phase II is the critical step to commercialization. Refinement in production systems, documentation of processes for community entry, further development of direct seawater retrieval and solar power systems, and extensions of commercial plans (marketing, operations, and financing) are primary activities for this research and development. With these implementations, HMSSS can directly create full-time and part-time jobs over the next two years, significant in a community with high unemployment. The project will expand economic development by allowing interested individuals choice in their participation at the commercial level of production. Choices will include direct employment, as well as entrepreneurial engagement in varying stages of salt production: processing, wholesaling, and retailing."
TOOLS TO MAKE CANCER CAREGIVING MANAGEABLE,1R43CA096173-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,107364.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Ann Mcfarren,,2022650033,AMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,Amelia J. Birney,,2022650033,ABIRNEY@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Approximately 27 percent of the U.S. adult
population is involved in some form of caregiving for a family member. This
Phase I SBIR project that will result in a prototype web site with downloadable
interactive tools to help lay caregivers cope with the burden of helping adult
cancer patients. The Helping Outa will help caregivers manage the burden that
caring for a loved one with cancer carries while increasing the caregiver's
satisfaction in this role. We will interview caregivers to determine their key
issues and needs, design and produce a prototype that offers a selection of
tools to address these needs and test the prototype with lay caregivers who
live with or otherwise assist adult cancer patients. Phase I research will have
two components: a formative evaluation and a prototype feasibility test. Phase
I research activities will assess the feasibility of using a web site with
downloadable interactive tools to help cancer caregivers develop strategies for
reducing burden and increasing satisfaction. HealthMark also will explore and
develop detailed marketing and distribution plans. In Phase II, we will use the
information gathered and lessons learned in Phase I to produce the remainder of
the electronic tool kit. A randomized field trial will determine its
effectiveness in increasing caregiver self-efficacy and knowledge while
decreasing burden."
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE APPROACH TO INFORMED CONSENT,1R43CA097644-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,110503.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Ann Mcfarren,,2022650033,AMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,Susan G. Brink,,2022650033,SBRINK@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase I SBIR, HealthMark Multimedia proposes to investigate the feasibility of using an online multimedia informed consent process for patients entering cancer clinical trials. Phase I will focus on understanding the needs of prospective participants and clinical investigators; developing a content outline for informational components; developing design and technical specifications, a prototype user interface, and navigation for an Internet portal, onlineinformedconsent.com; and performing ongoing usability testing during development. To ensure that the site meets the needs of both patients and clinical investigators, HealthMark will work with a Patient and Provider Advisory Board during the initial conception of the website. A limited-function prototype will be developed as a proof of concept. This prototype will be subjected to usability testing by both potential research subjects and clinical investigators. In Phase II, we will take the specifications and develop a fully operational program with modular elements for developing and administering online informed consent for clinical trials that can be tested by clinical investigators and study subjects."
INTERACTIVE GUIDE TO MANAGING CANCER PAIN,2R44CA088625-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,678807.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Ann Mcfarren,,2022650033,AEMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,Susan G. Brink,,2022650033,SBRINK@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pain is one of the most dreaded sequelae
of a cancer diagnosis. An estimated 30 percent to 50 percent of patients
undergoing treatment for a solid tumor and from 70 percent to 90 percent of
patients with advanced disease experience pain. In this Phase II SBIR,
HealthMark Multimedia will develop an interactive media education and
self-management program on CD-ROM for persons experiencing cancer pain and
their caregiving family members. This interactive support system will assist
the patient and caregiver in participating with their health care team in the
pain management process. In Phase II we will research and produce the remaining
informational content and graphic elements and concurrently identify and
develop additional tools for the CD-ROM. The complete product will include an
interactive pain diary and information and tools on how to use
complementary/alternative methods of pain management and will generally build
on the elements in Phase I that helped the users to overcome obstacles to pain
relief. Product effectiveness in increasing cancer patients? self-efficacy, use
of tools, increased knowledge base, decreased pain, and increased use of pain
management techniques will be field-tested with patients experiencing pain as a
result of cancer and with caregivers.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: This product has commercial potential for direct sale to health consumers, and for use by a pharmaceutical company as value-added patient education, for sale of multiple users to health care organizations and individual providers. Currently, there are no interactive programs offering pain management information and interactive tools through new media."
SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY:A MULTIMEDIA PATIENT GUIDE,1R43CA094603-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,120838.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Ann Mcfarren,,2022650033,,Susan G. Brink,,2022650033,SBRINK@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): HealthMark Multimedia proposes a Phase I
SBIR for a multimedia education and decision-support for patients considering a
SNB for breast cancer, melanoma, and other cancers where this is a possible
diagnostic procedure. Initially proposed as a diagnostic tool for malignant
melanoma, the SNB is gaining acceptance for breast cancer and other cancers.
There are few patient education materials for those considering a SNB. This
product will focus on the procedure, anatomy and physiology behind the
techniques, survival data as well as contraindications. In Phase I, we will
develop patient information for breast cancer SNB. A limited function prototype
will be tested with women with breast cancer eligible for SNB. Prototype test
results will be used to fine-tune the content and approach for Phase II. In
Phase II, the product will be expanded to include information on the role of
SNB for other cancers (e.g. head & neck, gastrointestinal, urologic and skin).
After completion, effectiveness of the interactive guide in helping cancer
patients compare their biopsy options, examine risks and benefits, discuss them
with their physician and come to a decision will be determined. The final Phase
II product will be monetized as a joint venture with Anne Arundel Hospital.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
There is currently no multimedia education for patients considering a sentinel node biopsy. As the procedure becomes more widespread and used for a variety of cancers, this product will be of interest to physicians and surgeons practicing in hospitals and cancer clinics throughout the US."
RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER: A DECISION SUPPORT GUIDE,2R44CA088557-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,732685.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Susan Brink,,2022650033,SBRINK@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,Ann E. Mcfarren,,2022650033,AMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An estimated 50-75% of men undergoing surgery or radiation treatment for prostate cancer will experience signs of recurrence within 10 years, prompting additional treatment decisions. The proposed Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Your Decision Notebook TM CD-ROM will provide information and interactive tools to focus patient learning and promote informed treatment decision-making. HealthMark completed the Phase I project aims, demonstrating the feasibility of producing a multimedia tool that improves patients' knowledge and increases self-efficacy of treatment decision-making processes. In Phase II, HealthMark will produce the remainder of the product's information and interactive decision-support tools. A National Medical Review Board will review the CD-ROM for accuracy and patient appropriateness. A two-group randomized field test will assess the programs' effectiveness at changing patients' knowledge, decision self-efficacy and decision satisfaction, while decreasing decision uncertainty."
RECURRENT PROSTATE CANCER: A DECISION SUPPORT GUIDE,2R44CA088557-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Susan Brink,,2022650033,SBRINK@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,Ann E. Mcfarren,,2022650033,AMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An estimated 50-75% of men undergoing surgery or radiation treatment for prostate cancer will experience signs of recurrence within 10 years, prompting additional treatment decisions. The proposed Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Your Decision Notebook TM CD-ROM will provide information and interactive tools to focus patient learning and promote informed treatment decision-making. HealthMark completed the Phase I project aims, demonstrating the feasibility of producing a multimedia tool that improves patients' knowledge and increases self-efficacy of treatment decision-making processes. In Phase II, HealthMark will produce the remainder of the product's information and interactive decision-support tools. A National Medical Review Board will review the CD-ROM for accuracy and patient appropriateness. A two-group randomized field test will assess the programs' effectiveness at changing patients' knowledge, decision self-efficacy and decision satisfaction, while decreasing decision uncertainty."
INTERACTIVE GUIDE TO MANAGING CANCER PAIN,2R44CA088625-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Ann Mcfarren,,2022650033,AEMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,Susan G. Brink,,2022650033,SBRINK@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pain is one of the most dreaded sequelae
of a cancer diagnosis. An estimated 30 percent to 50 percent of patients
undergoing treatment for a solid tumor and from 70 percent to 90 percent of
patients with advanced disease experience pain. In this Phase II SBIR,
HealthMark Multimedia will develop an interactive media education and
self-management program on CD-ROM for persons experiencing cancer pain and
their caregiving family members. This interactive support system will assist
the patient and caregiver in participating with their health care team in the
pain management process. In Phase II we will research and produce the remaining
informational content and graphic elements and concurrently identify and
develop additional tools for the CD-ROM. The complete product will include an
interactive pain diary and information and tools on how to use
complementary/alternative methods of pain management and will generally build
on the elements in Phase I that helped the users to overcome obstacles to pain
relief. Product effectiveness in increasing cancer patients? self-efficacy, use
of tools, increased knowledge base, decreased pain, and increased use of pain
management techniques will be field-tested with patients experiencing pain as a
result of cancer and with caregivers.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: This product has commercial potential for direct sale to health consumers, and for use by a pharmaceutical company as value-added patient education, for sale of multiple users to health care organizations and individual providers. Currently, there are no interactive programs offering pain management information and interactive tools through new media."
UNDERSTANDING AND LIVING WITH COPD: A SELF-CARE CD-ROM,1R43HL067585-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,116481.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Susan Brink,,2022650033,,Ann E. Mcfarren,,2022650033,AMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) currently affects the lives of 16 million Americans and is the only
major cause of death that is increasing in the U.S. The societal costs of COPD
are great, with an estimated $26 billion total direct costs each year. An
additional $12.4 billion per year has been estimated as indirect societal costs
due to lost earnings. COPD is irreversible and progressive; however,
rehabilitation and skill training can positively affect a patient?s quality of
life. This Phase I SBIR will result in a multimedia CD-ROM that will provide
education and skill training for persons with COPD. In Phase I, HealthMark will
(1) Develop a content outline for the full program; (2) Work with individuals
with COPD to identify interactive methods and tools to help them cope with
COPD; and (3) Develop one area of information (e.g., What is COPD?) and 2
self-care skill lessons as a prototype; (4) test prototype with 40 individuals
with COPD and (5) review prototype with subject matter experts. During Phase I
we will also determine the effectiveness of the interactive education and
self-care guide in helping persons with COPD learn about and manage their
disease."
INTERACTIVE EDUCATION FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT OF ARTHRITIS,1R43AR046965-01A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,107658.00,"HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC","1828 L ST NW, STE 250",WASHINGTON,DC,20036 0263,Yes,No,No,Ann Mc farren,,2022650033,AMCFARREN@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,Susan G. Brink,,2022650033,SBRINK@HEALTHMARKMULTIMEDIA.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Arthritis affects over 40 million people
in the U.S. The most prevalent form of arthritis is osteoarthritis (OA)
affecting over 20 million people, mostly adults over the age of 45. As a
chronic condition of adults, the prevalence of OA will surely increase as the
population ages. Studies of arthritis education programs indicate that patient
involvement in a self-management program can lead to decreases in pain,
depression and disability and increases in self-efficacy. HealthMark Multimedia
proposes to develop a prototype education and self-management program for
people with arthritis using an interactive web site format. If feasible, this
approach will increase the educational options available to those with OA. The
web site will use Stages of Change concepts from the Transtheoretical Model to
help those with OA identify needed behavior changes and strategies and to make
and maintain those changes. Social Learning Theory will inform the multimedia
approach to behavior change within each stage. In Phase II the web site will be
expanded to address multiple issues in self-management of OA. Print materials
will be written to provide information to health care providers on how they can
help their patients with OA make use of the web site."
Active Control of Rotor-Lock Noise in Turbofan Engines,NAS3-02008,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69896.00,"Hersh Acoustical Engineering, Inc.",22305 Cairnloch Street,,Calabasas,CA,91302 5875,Yes,No,No,Alan Hersh,Vice President,8053738533,haeash@iswest.com,Bruce Walker,Principal Investigator,8053738533,haebew@iswest.com,"The proposed innovation is the design of an active control system to reduce aircraft turbofan engine rotor-lock inlet noise generated when rotor tip speeds become transonic. The system design for this program would be tailored to the requirements of the NASA GRC 22-inch diameter Source Diagnostic Fan. The proposed Phase I research program consists of (1) a conceptual design of a prototype active control sound source and (2) a MatLab based design of an active control system. The concept is an innovation because it uses an active/passive segmented liner noise cancellation concept, developed at Hersh Acoustical Engineering, Inc. (HAE) to cancel rotor-lock noise. A successful Phase I research program will establish the feasibility of developing an active control system capable of efficiently suppressing rotor-lock noise."
Measurement/Model of Effects of Grazing Flow on Resonator Impedance,NAS1-02108,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,591903.00,"Hersh Acoustical Engineering, Inc.",22305 Cairnloch Street,,Calabasas,CA,91302 5875,Yes,No,No,Alan Hersh,Business Official,8053738533,haeash@iswest.com,Alan Hersh,Principal Investigator,8053738533,haeash@iswest.com,"The proposed SBIR Phase II research project is divided into four parts. The principal objective of the first part is to conduct hot-wire measurements to assess the accuracy of Dean?s Two Microphone Impedance Measurement Method. They will also be used to calibrate CAA numerical codes. The principal objective of the second part is to develop a computationally simple 2-DOF resonator impedance model. The model will include non-linearity of the cavity sound particle velocities pumped into/out-of the inner/outer orifices. The model will be calibrated by Impedance measurements as a function of SPL and grazing flow speed.The principal objective of the third part is to use hot-wires to measure cavity inflow/outflow sound particle velocities near the orifices of multiple orifice resonators, backed by a common cavity. These measurements should provide fundamental understanding of orifice-to-orifice interaction. They will be used to assess potential resonator bandwidth improvement as a function of orifice spacing in grazing flow applications.The principal objective of the fourth part is to design and construct a prototype low self-noise probe microphone to measure broadband sound in high-speed flow duct applications. The performance of the prototype probe will be validated in the NASA LaRC 2-in by 2-in wind tunnel."
Measurement/Model of Effects of Grazing Flow on Resonator Impedance,NAS1-02108,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69974.00,"Hersh Acoustical Engineering, Inc.",22305 Cairnloch Street,,Calabasas,CA,91302 5875,Yes,No,No,Alan Hersh,Business Official,8053738533,haeash@iswest.com,Alan Hersh,Principal Investigator,8053738533,haeash@iswest.com,"The proposed SBIR Phase II research project is divided into four parts. The principal objective of the first part is to conduct hot-wire measurements to assess the accuracy of Dean?s Two Microphone Impedance Measurement Method. They will also be used to calibrate CAA numerical codes. The principal objective of the second part is to develop a computationally simple 2-DOF resonator impedance model. The model will include non-linearity of the cavity sound particle velocities pumped into/out-of the inner/outer orifices. The model will be calibrated by Impedance measurements as a function of SPL and grazing flow speed.The principal objective of the third part is to use hot-wires to measure cavity inflow/outflow sound particle velocities near the orifices of multiple orifice resonators, backed by a common cavity. These measurements should provide fundamental understanding of orifice-to-orifice interaction. They will be used to assess potential resonator bandwidth improvement as a function of orifice spacing in grazing flow applications.The principal objective of the fourth part is to design and construct a prototype low self-noise probe microphone to measure broadband sound in high-speed flow duct applications. The performance of the prototype probe will be validated in the NASA LaRC 2-in by 2-in wind tunnel."
A Trans-Atmospheric Turbojet Engine,MDA972-02-C-0087,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,2,1005994.00,"Hmx, Inc.",350 South Center Street,,Reno,NV,89501 0950,Yes,No,No,Gary Hudson,Chief Executive Officer,4153077335,gary@hmx.com,Bevin McKinney,Chief Technical Officer,2538510218,bevin@hmx.com,"""Mass Injection Pre-Compressor Cooling (MIPCC) is a promising technology which can permit convention jet engines, normally limited in speed and altitude, to propel aircraft to substantially higher altitudes and velocities. By injecting coolant ahead of thecompressor and using its heat of vaporization to cool inlet gasses, the engine can operate at substantially higher velocities without exceeding internal temperature limits. An additional feature of this process is a significant increase in thrust that canbe used for added acceleration or climb to higher altitudes. Phase I engine cycle analysis and hardware demonstrations have proven the viability of the MIPCC concept. A Phase II program is suggested that will demonstrate full-scale MIPCC performanceusing an existing large military jet engine. This integrated system will be tested under conditions that are representative of those needed to support mission requirements for RASCAL and other high performance aircrafts. The end result of this effortwill be a preliminary design for a flight-type MIPCC system."""
Sunlight Independent Crop Canopy Reflectance Sensor,2002-33610-11814,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,79096.00,Holland Scientific,5011 South 73rd Street,,Lincoln,NE,68516,Yes,No,No,Carla S. Holland,COO/Owner,4024481226,holsci@alltel.net,Kyle H. Holland,,4024881226,kholland@alltel.net,"In order to realize on-the-go site-specific management of nitrogen for agricultural and turf grass operations, the need for a rapid, robust methodology for measuring plant nutrient deficiencies is required. Crop canopy reflectance sensors that are currently available are limited primarily by the need for adequate ambient light (sunlight) in order to make the required measurement. The proposed research will develop and prototype a new sunlight independent light sensor which will measure the color spectra reflected from plant canopies and/or soil. The sensor will be integrated into a network of sensors that are connected to a central data collection and control instrument. Data collected from the sensors will be utilized in determining the nutrient requirements of the plant material or for determining the organic matter content of bare soil. The new sensor will overcome the sunlight irradiance limitations by actively irradiating the plant or soil with an integrated light source. The new sensor will be able to make measurements in full sun or in complete darkness."
Reduced Flammability Vinyl Ester Resin Containing no Halogens for Use in Large Composite Ship Surface Structures via Nanocomposite Technology,N00014-02-C-0519,DOD,NAVY,STTR,2002,2,399990.00,"HYDROSIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.",3209 GreshamLake Road,Suite 109,Raleigh,NC,27615,Yes,No,No,M.Heather Brink,President,9198449042,HBrink@NC.RR.com,Andrew E. Brink,Vice President,9198449042,AEBrink@NC.RR.com,"""The objective of this research is to further develop, optimize and scale up a halogen free nanocomposite vinyl ester system that will provide low flammability composites. The nanocomposite system proposed will be based on commercially available vinylester resins and thus should not result in a significant increase to raw material costs. Layered silicate based nanocomposites are a relatively new class of materials with properties that are unattainable with conventional microscale reinforcements. Infact, even at low concentrations layered silicates have been shown to provide an increase in modulus, heat distortion temperature, impact strength and fire retardance. One of the key drawbacks in these systems is a dramatic increase in viscosity when thesilicate is well dispersed. This viscosity increase negates the ease of processability for void-free composites that is key to the utilization of vinyl esters in many composite applications. For this reason, one main thrust of this proposal will be tointroduce the dispersed silicate reinforcements into the vinyl ester in such a way as to preserve the ease of processability.BENEFITS: Vinyl ester resins are important matrix resins for thermoset polymer matrix composites. The low room temperatureviscosities of the vinyl ester - styrene mixtures coupled with tailorable cure schedules, low cost and excellent mechanical properties make them prime candidates for composites in transportation, infrastructure and marine applications. Flame retardantvinyl ester composites are currently utilized by the Navy as well as in many private industry products. In fact, of the 60 million lbs. of vinyl ester sold into the North American market in 2000, 10% (6 million lbs.) were flame retardant with an annualgrowth rate of 4%. The current flame retardant technology is dependant on brominated resins. The bromine content provides for a lower heat release, however smoke generation is high and the carbon monoxide generation is even higher than in non-halogenatedresins. Another disadvantage of the brominated sys"
"Airborne Detection of Disturbed Soil Using Electro-Optic (EO), Hyperspectral, Infrared (IR), and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Sensors",N68335-03-C-0035,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69992.00,"HyPerspectives, Inc.",2048 Analysis Drive,Suite C,Bozeman,MT,59718 6829,Yes,No,No,Ron Cooper,President,4065569880,roncooper@hyperspectives.net,Andrew Marcus,Director Science,5413021687,marcus@oregon.uoregon.edu,"""Recent advances in remote sensing technologies through the availability of more sensitive instruments, and improvements in geo-location technologies and analysis software have resulted in significant strides in the successful application of high resolutionremote sensing to feature identification such as soil disturbances. These strides have been achieved by field-oriented remote sensing experts, including researchers from HyPerspectives, who have demonstrated the capability to (1) precisely identify smalldiscrete landscape features over large spatial areas and (2) detect changes in those features, both necessary requirements for accurate and precise soil disturbance detection. Hyperspectral sensors excel in discriminating subtle changes in landscapeconditions. The second active technology is synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capable of measuring return rates from a host of different wavelengths. The weaknesses of SAR data are the strengths of hyperspectral imagery and analysis. Using enhancedhigh-resolution spectral analysis, and innovative spatial analysis; the two technologies can be combined to precisely discriminate small area landscape disturbances. The proposed project recognizes the complimentary strengths of hyperspectral and SARimagery. The project identifies, tests fusion algorithms and demonstrates a new set of tools to more precisely identify soil disturbances at the pixel and sub-pixel level. The commercial use of hi"
Truth Quest: Enabling Operational/Exercise Data,F33615-02-M-1231,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,98296.00,"HyPerspectives, Inc.",2048 Analysis Drive,Suite C,Bozeman,MT,59718 6829,Yes,No,No,Ron Cooper,President,4065569880,roncooper@hyperspectives.net,Robert Crabtree,Director Sceince,4065820447,crabtree@yelowstone.org,"""Much of the focus of the ATR effort has focused on target definition within a test site. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has demonstrated great potential to precisely identify metal-based targets under precise conditions. Though SAR excels in this area,it is far less useful for predicting vegetative, geologic and non-metallic anthropogenic confusion, the forte of hyperspectral data. Using hyperspectral imagery, which records reflectance in 100 plus bands across the visible to middle infrared spectralrange, fused with SAR provides a unique opportunity to significantly enhance the ATR capability of the current SAR-based approach. The project demonstrates how hyperspectral data can contribute to (1) precisely identifying targets located throughout thelandscape using hyperspectral imagery to compliment MSTAR target identification, (2) demonstrate the use of high resolution hyperspectral imagery to precisely identify and classify confusion, (3) develop the algorithms and processes necessary to preciselyanalyze (atmospherically correct, geometrically correct, read and archive, classify and process for integration) using a range of software, existing algorithms, and new algorithms to fuse SAR, hyperspectral and other remotely sensed optical and radar datasets in order to significantly enhance ATR capability across the landscape. The technology will result in new improved methods to precisely detect, measure and describe targets within a"
Longwave Infrared Imaging Spectro-Polarimeter,DASG6003P0050,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69974.00,I Technology Applications,2663 Wayside Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48103,Yes,Yes,Yes,Robert E. Sampson,President,7347613174,resampsonita@aol.com,Robert E. Sampson,President,7347613174,resampsonita@aol.com,"""This proposal is for the development of a fast imaging spectro-polarimeter for the measurement of spatial, spectral, and polarization signatures of both targets and backgrounds for improving target recognition and discrimination. The proposed innovativesnapshot imaging sensor provides spatial, spectral, and polarization information on each pixel in the longwave infrared wavelength band at each frame time. This unique approach elimanates scanning through the spectrum as required by conventionalapproaches and provides for rapid construction of spatial, spectral, and polarization data sets including all four Stokes vectors for each pixel at each wavelength. The proposed instrument design is field portable and has no moving parts. The proposedproject builds on developments at the University of Arizona's Optical Detection Laboratory and provides the most comprehensive and versatile sensor developed to date. Commercial applications of this technology are numerous because of the capability of thesensor to provide spatial, spectral, and polarization information simultaneously. The instrument can operate in any environment and is field portable and rugged. Applications include security, mineral and material identification, fire detection, medicalapplications, landmine detection, and military target detection and identification."""
Midwave Infrared Imaging Spectro-Polarimeter,DASG60-02-P-0222,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69929.00,I Technology Applications,2663 Wayside Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48103,Yes,Yes,Yes,Robert E. Sampson,President,7347613174,resampsonita@aol.com,Robert E. Sampson,President,7347613174,resampsonita@aol.com,"""This proposal is for the development of a fast imaging spectro-polarimeter for the measurement of spatial, spectral, and polarization signatures of both targets and backgrounds for improved target recognition and discrimination. The proposed innovativesnapshot imaging sensor provides spatial, spectral and polarization information on each pixel in the midwave infrared wavelength band at each frame time. This unique approach elimanates scanning through the spectrum as required by conventional approachesand provides for rapid construction of spatial, spectral, and polarization data sets including all four Stokes vectors. The proposed instrument design is field portable with no moving parts. The proposed project builds on developments at the Universityof Arizona's Optical Detection Laboratory and provides the most comprehensive and versatile sensor developed to date. Commercial applications of this sensor are numerous because of the potential of providing spatial, spectral, and polarization informationsimultaneously in a low cost field portable instrument. Applications include security, mineral and material identification, fire detection, medical applications, and landmine and military target detection and identification."""
"Color Sequential, Multi-Spectral Low-Light Imager",USZA22-02-P-0611,DOD,SOCOM,SBIR,2002,1,99591.00,I Technology Applications,2663 Wayside Drive,,Ann Arbor,MI,48103,Yes,Yes,Yes,Robert E. Sampson,President,7347613174,resampson@aol.com,Robert E. Sampson,President,7347613174,resampsonita@aol.com,"""This proposal describes a unique concept for a low light, compact image intensification system that provides multi-spectral input and output capability in contrast to the current broadband input/green output capability of conventional image intensificationdevices. Present image intensifiers use a broadband photocathode sensitive to visible and near-IR optical radiation and provide green imagery to the user. They have no ability to spectrally differentiate between objects in a scene. The advantages of colorvision to distinguish objects in a scene are obvious and are provided in a rugged light-weight package in the system proposd herein. This next generation system uses one electronically tunable Fabry-Perot filter before and one after a conventional imageintensifier tube to provide spectral information. The filters are synchronized to sequentically provide color imagey to a viewer. The other components are conventional except the green emitting phosphor is replaced by a white light emitting phosphor. Thesystem operates at speeds sufficient to provide normal color imagery to the viewer. This system has enormous commercial potential because of its potential to provide near infrared spectral information to the user in addition to inproved night visioncapability. Law enforcement, fire fighting, and other security uses for this sensor provides a large and diverse market for this sensors capability. Other potential users include the m"
INTEGRATED FIBER OPTIC SENSOR FOR DNA HYDRIDIZATION,2R44GM060884-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"IA, Inc.",P.O. Box 1306,,Ann Arbor,MI,48106,Yes,No,No,James Downward,,7349959338,TFS.JDOWNWARD@IC.NET,Richard H. Smith,,7349959338,TFS-RSMITH@IC.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this proposal is development of a multiplexed, portable real time evanescent fiber optic sensor instrument for quantifying the amount of specific DNA in a sample. During Phase I of this project, IA demonstrated the feasibility of monitoring DNA hybridization in real time using an evanescent fiber-optic DNA biosensor with fluorescence detection. The DNA biosensor was mounted within a temperature controlled reaction chamber. DNA sequences were amplified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and hybridized to specific probes immobilized to the DNA biosensor surface. During Phase II, IA will develop a multiplexed DNA Biosensor Fluorometer capable of simultaneously monitoring the hybridization occurring on eight or more DNA biosensors at a time. The increased sensitivity associated with evanescent sensing will allow detection of one DNA copy after 25-30 cycles. The small size of the instrument and associated sample prep cartridge will adapt it to point of care testing for pathogen identification.
Specific Aim 1 provides for incorporation into the instrumental methods, use of a probe for an internal PCR standard for normalization of the efficiency of each individual reaction. Specific Aim 2 provides a multiplexed sensor cartridge so that each cartridge can run eight samples simultaneously. Specific Aim 3 provides comparison of performance of the prototype instrument with established methods using plasmids containing sequences which are specific for HPV 16 or for Chiamydia trachomatis.
A specialized cartridge for sample preparation will be developed under Specific Aim 4. This will allow biological samples of clinical interest to be prepared for PCR without the need of a centrifuge. Sample will be applied to the top of the cartridge and reagents will be pressed through with a syringe. DNA will be eluted ready for amplification in the easily portable sensor instrument. PCR will be performed in situ in the sensor cartridge while the instrument records the rate of hybridization for eight solutions and standards. This will provide for a control sample and a standard curve over an anticipated seven log range.
The system can be adapted to a variety of amplification formats, and has the potential for use in genetics research laboratories and for clinical determinations in hospital labs. It will provide an instrument and sample preparation method uniquely adapted to point of care testing for pathogens in a short period of time."
INTEGRATED FIBER OPTIC SENSOR FOR DNA HYDRIDIZATION,2R44GM060884-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,737764.00,"IA, Inc.",P.O. Box 1306,,Ann Arbor,MI,48106,Yes,No,No,James Downward,,7349959338,TFS.JDOWNWARD@IC.NET,Richard H. Smith,,7349959338,TFS-RSMITH@IC.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this proposal is development of a multiplexed, portable real time evanescent fiber optic sensor instrument for quantifying the amount of specific DNA in a sample. During Phase I of this project, IA demonstrated the feasibility of monitoring DNA hybridization in real time using an evanescent fiber-optic DNA biosensor with fluorescence detection. The DNA biosensor was mounted within a temperature controlled reaction chamber. DNA sequences were amplified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and hybridized to specific probes immobilized to the DNA biosensor surface. During Phase II, IA will develop a multiplexed DNA Biosensor Fluorometer capable of simultaneously monitoring the hybridization occurring on eight or more DNA biosensors at a time. The increased sensitivity associated with evanescent sensing will allow detection of one DNA copy after 25-30 cycles. The small size of the instrument and associated sample prep cartridge will adapt it to point of care testing for pathogen identification.
Specific Aim 1 provides for incorporation into the instrumental methods, use of a probe for an internal PCR standard for normalization of the efficiency of each individual reaction. Specific Aim 2 provides a multiplexed sensor cartridge so that each cartridge can run eight samples simultaneously. Specific Aim 3 provides comparison of performance of the prototype instrument with established methods using plasmids containing sequences which are specific for HPV 16 or for Chiamydia trachomatis.
A specialized cartridge for sample preparation will be developed under Specific Aim 4. This will allow biological samples of clinical interest to be prepared for PCR without the need of a centrifuge. Sample will be applied to the top of the cartridge and reagents will be pressed through with a syringe. DNA will be eluted ready for amplification in the easily portable sensor instrument. PCR will be performed in situ in the sensor cartridge while the instrument records the rate of hybridization for eight solutions and standards. This will provide for a control sample and a standard curve over an anticipated seven log range.
The system can be adapted to a variety of amplification formats, and has the potential for use in genetics research laboratories and for clinical determinations in hospital labs. It will provide an instrument and sample preparation method uniquely adapted to point of care testing for pathogens in a short period of time."
RAME: A Supervisory System Enforcing Design for Safety and Mission Success,NAS3-02096,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,600000.00,"IA Tech, Inc.",10501 Kinnard Avenue,,Los Angeles,CA,90024 0601,Yes,Yes,No,Ann Tai,President,3104743568,tai@ia-tech.com,Ann Tai,President,3104743568,tai@ia-tech.com,"To build lower-cost and more-capable aerospace vehicles that are based on multifunctional structure and sensor systems necessitates innovative concepts and designs for assessment, test, and validation of design integrity. This, in turn, calls for a broadening of the tool set through the introduction of new kinds of design and analysis methods. To respond to this need, the proposed SBIR effort is intended to develop the Risk Assessment and Management Environment (RAME). As envisioned by Mr. Goldin, the Director of NASA, failure reports, maintenance actions, and operational experience should be tracked by tools and be used to update analytical models and data/knowledge bases in order to better predict future system performance and risk. Accordingly, RAME is intended to become a supervisory system that enforces design for safety and mission success, and enables learning from prior experiences. Unlike traditional analysis tools that play a passive role for system evaluation, RAME aims for actively escorting a system to undergo design, development, operation, and maintenance. Moreover, while its primary goal is to validate a system, RAME will facilitate validation of mathematical models, in terms of cause-effect relations, parameter values, etc., and thus be able to offer convincing risk-assessment results and risk-management recommendations."
RAME: A Supervisory System Enforcing Design for Safety and Mission Success,NAS3-02096,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"IA Tech, Inc.",10501 Kinnard Avenue,,Los Angeles,CA,90024 0601,Yes,Yes,No,Ann Tai,President,3104743568,tai@ia-tech.com,Ann Tai,President,3104743568,tai@ia-tech.com,"To build lower-cost and more-capable aerospace vehicles that are based on multifunctional structure and sensor systems necessitates innovative concepts and designs for assessment, test, and validation of design integrity. This, in turn, calls for a broadening of the tool set through the introduction of new kinds of design and analysis methods. To respond to this need, the proposed SBIR effort is intended to develop the Risk Assessment and Management Environment (RAME). As envisioned by Mr. Goldin, the Director of NASA, failure reports, maintenance actions, and operational experience should be tracked by tools and be used to update analytical models and data/knowledge bases in order to better predict future system performance and risk. Accordingly, RAME is intended to become a supervisory system that enforces design for safety and mission success, and enables learning from prior experiences. Unlike traditional analysis tools that play a passive role for system evaluation, RAME aims for actively escorting a system to undergo design, development, operation, and maintenance. Moreover, while its primary goal is to validate a system, RAME will facilitate validation of mathematical models, in terms of cause-effect relations, parameter values, etc., and thus be able to offer convincing risk-assessment results and risk-management recommendations."
A Data-Driven Framework for Web-Based Telescience and Outreach,NAS8-01162,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"IA Tech, Inc.",10501 Kinnard Avenue,,Los Angeles,CA,90024 0601,Yes,Yes,No,Ann T. Tai,Business Official,3104743568,iatech@ia-tech.com,Kam S. Tso,Sr. Research Engineer,3104743568,tso@ia-tech.com,"A novel data-driven approach to distributed operations is proposed toenable remote visualization of multimedia data and control oftelescience experiments from geographically dispersed locations. Theweb-based framework leverages on Java and XML technologies to createportable code and portable data that can be accessed and run on anycommon computing platforms. To accommodate the diverse needs ofdifferent telescience experiments and users, the framework emphasizesopenness and extensibility. Users can utilize the available viewersto create their own clients according to their particularpreferences, and also upload their developed components for customdata processing, view generation, and experiment planning. The samesystem, possibly with a subset of data and tools, can be used forpublic outreach. With 3D models and simulation of the payloads, thepublic users can replay telescience experiments and conduct theirexperiments with the virtual payloads."
Multiuser Collaboration for Planetary Mobility and Robotics,NAS3-02184,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"IA Tech, Inc.",10501 Kinnard Avenue,,Los Angeles,CA,90024 0601,Yes,Yes,No,Ann T. Tai,Business Official,3104743568,iatech@ia-tech.com,Kam S. Tso,Principal Investigator,3104743568,tso@ia-tech.com,"This research will develop the multiuser collaboration infrastructure whichenables multiple users to interact and collaborate on host applicationsusing their mobile devices. Multiuser collaboration is an importantelement of ground operations in planetary rover and lander missions.During mission operations, scientists need to meet often to plan scienceactivities with planning and visualization tools projected on largedisplays. This infrastructure will allow the scientists to interactdirectly with the software tools to collaborate on science planningactivities.The infrastructure includes (1) human-computer interaction techniques thatenable natural, fast, and accurate inputs, (2) application-independentmiddleware that maintains information about the connection, state, andsession of individual users and enables interaction and collaboration withthe software applications, (3) communication protocol that ensures reliableand secure connectivity between the mobile devices and host computers, (4)toolkit that generates GUI components that can be displayed on mobiledevices, and (5) delivery and synchronization services that transportapplication components and data for offline interactions.The infrastructure supports a broad range of mobile devices encompassinglaptops, PDAs, and cellphones, and supports all desktop applicationsrunning under the Windows or Unix platforms."
Multiuser Collaboration for Planetary Mobility and Robotics,NAS3-02184,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,600000.00,"IA Tech, Inc.",10501 Kinnard Avenue,,Los Angeles,CA,90024 0601,Yes,Yes,No,Ann T. Tai,Business Official,3104743568,iatech@ia-tech.com,Kam S. Tso,Principal Investigator,3104743568,tso@ia-tech.com,"This research will develop the multiuser collaboration infrastructure whichenables multiple users to interact and collaborate on host applicationsusing their mobile devices. Multiuser collaboration is an importantelement of ground operations in planetary rover and lander missions.During mission operations, scientists need to meet often to plan scienceactivities with planning and visualization tools projected on largedisplays. This infrastructure will allow the scientists to interactdirectly with the software tools to collaborate on science planningactivities.The infrastructure includes (1) human-computer interaction techniques thatenable natural, fast, and accurate inputs, (2) application-independentmiddleware that maintains information about the connection, state, andsession of individual users and enables interaction and collaboration withthe software applications, (3) communication protocol that ensures reliableand secure connectivity between the mobile devices and host computers, (4)toolkit that generates GUI components that can be displayed on mobiledevices, and (5) delivery and synchronization services that transportapplication components and data for offline interactions.The infrastructure supports a broad range of mobile devices encompassinglaptops, PDAs, and cellphones, and supports all desktop applicationsrunning under the Windows or Unix platforms."
CD-Rom to teach cued speech,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,74995.00,"Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, Inc.",11323 Amherst Avenue,,Wheaton,MD,20902,Yes,No,No,,,,,Anngela Bednarczyk,,3019424326,TDRTZ@aol.com,N/A
Intergrating TTY's into PDA's,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,74996.00,"Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, Inc.",11323 Amherst Avenue,,Wheaton,MD,20902,Yes,No,No,,,,,Carl Jensemp,,3019424326,IDRTZ@aol.com,N/A
Carbon/Glass Hybrid Wind Turbine Blades,DE-FG03-02ER86150,DOE,DOE,STTR,2002,1,99900.00,ILT CORP.DBA THINK COMPOSITE,"101 Alma Street, #703",,Palo Alto,CA,94301,Yes,Yes,No,Stephan W. Tsai,,6503229433,stevewtsai@aol.com,Stephen W. Tsai,,6503229433,stevewtsai@aol.com,"70889 Lightweight, high performance carbon or carbon/glass hybrid blades could significantly improve wind turbine performance if three main hurdles could be overcome: the high cost of carbon fibers, inadequate durability, and the difficulty in designing hybrid materials. This project will combine failure analysis and durability analysis methods to fully characterize the complex nature of the hybrid materials, and develop an advanced design method for wind turbine blades. In Phase I, an advanced design method for the carbon and hybrid wind turbine blades will be developed. The design will include an easy-to-use tool for characterizing the complex stress state and failure mechanism of hybrid materials, and a cost analysis of the blade itself as well as the entire system. In Phase II, a reliable, cost-effective, high performance hybrid blade will be designed, built, and tested. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The advanced design method developed in this study should be applicable to the design of future carbon/glass hybrid wind turbine blades. In addition, the hybrid design technology could be applied to any composite structure such as for general aviation, trains, containers, and infrastructure."
A System for Accurate Detection of Known and Novel Attacks in High Speed Networks,DE-FG02-02ER83462,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"Immunet Security Solutions, Incorporated",Stony Brook Software Incubator,,Stony Brook,NY,11790,Yes,No,No,Umamaheswari Ganapathy,70645,6316328672,umaganapathy@yahoo.com,Umamaheswari Ganapathy,,6316328672,umaganapathy@yahoo.com,"70645 Networks and systems owned by DoD and DOE are particularly attractive targets for cyberattacks by highly skilled and organized adversaries. Current intrusion detection products are mainly limited to detection of previously seen attacks, and cannot cope with new types of attacks that can be crafted by such adversaries. Moreover, these products are typically overwhelmed at low network speeds (below 100Mbps), and thus are not applicable to modern high-speed networks that operate at gigabit rates. This project will develop an approach for detecting novel attacks with low false alarm rates by combining specification-based and anomaly-based intrusion detection approaches with advanced statistical, machine-learning, and data-mining techniques. Advanced data structures and algorithms will be used to speed up the compute-intensive operations. Phase I will focus on developing capabilities for identifying attacks and their origin from the output of an anomaly detector. Data-reconciliation, data-mining, and model-based event correlation techniques will be used to build these capabilities. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Target customers for the attack-identification software would include DoD, DOE, governmental and commercial institutions that administer critical infrastructures (such as banks, power distribution, and law-enforcement), and high-speed network providers (such as ISPs and backbone network providers). These customers are not satisfied with the ┐after-the-fact┐ protection offered by today's products."
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Securing Operating Systems Against Intruder Attacks,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99941.00,"Immunet Security Solutions, Incorporated",Stony Brook Software Incubator,,Stony Brook,NY,11790,Yes,No,No,,,,,Umamaheswari Ganapathy,,6316325758,umaganapathy@yahoo.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses security of operating systems. This approach is based on developing specifications that capture security-relevant behaviors of programs, and constraining their execution to ensure adherence to these specifications. Since all security-relevant operations are administered through system calls, program behaviors are modeled in terms of sequences of system calls made by them, together with their arguments.
The system will achieve enhanced security without compromising on functionality by (a) being able to protect against known as well as novel kinds of attacks, (b) maintaining a very low false-alarm rate, and (c) reduced maintenance needs."
APNEA DETECTION SYSTEM FOR NICU MONITORING,1R43HL070455-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,148851.00,IM SYSTEMS,IM SYSTEMS,"1055 TAYLOR AVE, STE 300",BALTIMORE,MD,21286,Yes,No,No,Roberta Allen,,4102967723,,David T. Krausman,,4102967723,DAVEK@IMSYSTEMS.NET,"Sleep apnea or sleep disordered breathing (SDA) occurs commonly among patients who have a stroke and may significantly complicate post-stroke recovery. SDB can be effectively treated and yet this
treatment is not made available to patients on neurological intensive care
units (NICU) owing to the problems of organizing requisite materials and
expertise. Thus, the patients fail to get the needed treatment at the most
critical recovery time when treatment would probably be the most beneficial.
This project seeks to correct this problem by developing and apnea detection
and reporting (ADR) system for use with existing monitoring equipment on the
NICU. This system provides for easy, rapid identification of SDB events
permitting starting treatment, if needed, shortly after entry to the NICU. The
system provides data storage, convenient display and printouts of events and
event rates. It uses technology developed by IM Systems for accurate recording
and automatic detection of events. The system will automatically alert the
staff when excessive SDB events occur. Phase 1 develops a prototype and
evaluates its accuracy. Phase 2 improves the design and extends the use of
system to a wide range of patients in the NICU."
Automated Planning and Design for Producability and Maintainability,N00014-02-C-0118,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,449993.00,"INDUSTRIAL PLANNING TECHNOLOGY, INC.",509 Twin Lakes Drive,,Titusville,FL,32780 2780,Yes,No,No,Lyn Merritt,President,3214322649,info@planning-technology.com,Patrick Rourke,Chief Technology Officer,3214274892,prourke@planning-technology.com,"""Ship construction represents one of the more challenging planning problems in industry today. The purpose of this proposal is to reduce ship construction and operation costs by making optimal use of available automated fabrication facilities and designingfor maintainability. An efficient algorithm for solving this class of problem has been discovered and its feasibility has been validated in Phase I. A working system for automatic ship construction planning will be developed in Phase II, as a plug-in forcommercial CAD, scheduling and ERP systems.BENEFITS: Anticipated savings are $160 million per year in construction costs and $1 million per year in planning costs for U.S. shipyards."""
Simulation Based Automatic Design for Producability,N00014-02-M-0087,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69979.00,"INDUSTRIAL PLANNING TECHNOLOGY, INC.",509 Twin Lakes Drive,,Titusville,FL,32780 2780,Yes,No,No,Lyn Merritt,President,3214322649,info@planning-technology.com,Patrick Rourke,Chief Technology Officer,3214274892,prourke@planning-technology.com,"""Design for producability is the key to reducing ship construction costs. The most direct way to ensure that design for producability goals are met is to automate portions of the design process, enforcing producability requirements in software. IndustrialPlanning Technology Inc has developed an automated design and planning technology that is based on the use of high fidelity fabrication and assembly simulators. This technology yields lower construction costs than traditional rule-based design forproducability, and does not require the development of comprehensive design rules.Distribution systems (piping, cabling, HVAC) represent between 25% and 40% of the construction cost for Naval ships. This proposal will explore the feasibility of developing an automatic design for producability tool which couples an automatic 3D spatialrouter for ship piping, cabling, and HVAC with IPT's construction planning and simulation tools. The benefits of this approach are lower construction cost through optimized design for producability, and reduced design costs. The technology would bepackaged as a plug-in to existing commercial ship design systems. Anticipated savings are $15 million per year in construction costs and $1 million per year in design costs for U.S. shipyards. This assumes that 3% of piping fabrication work is moved from in-dock and in-module on-site fabrication to mechanized shopfabrication as a result of deploying the tools d"
Team Computer Interface (TCI) Technology,DASG60-02-P-0141,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,73611.00,INFO VALLEY CORP.,"1100 First Avenue SAIC Building, Suite 300",,King of Prussia,PA,19406,Yes,Yes,No,Sakunthala Gnanamgari,President,6109928744,sg@infovalley.com,Sakunthala Gnanamgari,Chief Scientist,6109928744,sg@infovalley.com,"""A Team Computer Interaction (TCI) technology for the Battle Management and Command and Control (BMC2) is proposed leveraging innovative interaction techniques being developed at InfoValley using speaking, pointing and sketching modes of operation.Simplicity and practicality are the corner stones of proposed research and development effort. During Phase I, InfoValley will study the potential needs of BMC2 and explore the possible scenarios for experimenting with MSUIT capabilities to determinewhether the proposed TCI technology is a practical one for the BMC2. The resulting solution will enable team members to simultaneously access a large display wall, present their information, and work together in real time using their own computing systemslocated anywhere. Resulting technology will be useful for diverse groups who want to interact in real time and work together to accomplish a task. Integrated speaking, pointing and sketching will be useful in education and training as well as corporate conference roomsettings."""
"Advanced Airspace Modeling, Characterization, and Planning",F04611-02-C-0047,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,96774.00,Informational Database Solutions,142 East Avenue R-2,,Palmdale,CA,93550,Yes,No,No,Sheila D. Hincy,President,6619476399,ids@infodatasolutions.com,William P. Hincy,General Manager,6619476399,whincy@infodatasolutions.com,"""The current methods for collecting and analyzing airspace data and reporting airspace utilization involves counting flight strips, watching radar tapes, using scheduled flight plan information as actual utilization and estimating airspace utilization basedupon corporate memory. The Airspace Utilization Reporting System (AURS) was developed to automate the determination and reporting of actual airspace utilization. However, AURS is limited in its capabilities. A new revolutionary system to report airspaceutilization is required. This revolutionary system is called Real-time Airspace Management Expert System (RAMES). RAMES will do for airspace utilization management what the Global Positioning System (GPS) has done for aviation navigation. RAMES willrevolutionize airspace management by incorporating a real-time architecture coupled with an Expert System (ES), Geographical Information System (GIS), Virtual Reality System (VRS), and or a touch screen or voice activated user interface. The real-timearchitecture will allow RAMES to collect and process track and flight plan data instantaneously and display the information via the GIS or VRS front-end. This GIS or VRS front-end will present the information in user-friendly 3-D topographical maps. The ESwill be used for the automated correlation between scheduled flight plan information and actual utilization, schedule deconfliction, and modeling and forecasting. A successful completion of th"
Intelligent Anti-Tamper Protection for Software,N00178-02-C-3067,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,InkiTiki Corporation,P.O. Box 8863,,Honolulu,HI,96830,Yes,Yes,No,Paulo Machado,President,8088211533,Paulo@InkiTiki.com,Paulo Machado,President,8088211533,Paulo@InkiTiki.com,"""Automatic code obfuscation is the most viable method to protect software against reverse-engineering attacks. However, current obfuscators apply obfuscation transformations haphazardly. The actual utility and impact of all accumulated transformations arenot considered. Instead, protection is hoped to arise as the number of complex transformations builds up.Yet, dependable software protection requires a trustworthy approach with guaranteed protection levels, and without incurring excessive and unnecessary computational overhead. Formal models for software protection are believed to offer such benefits (akinto guarantees in current cryptographic models), but no such models have been identified.An alternative route is Artificial Intelligence (AI). High-level planning and reasoned decisions can selectively guide application of transformations, while gauging complex trade-offs between guaranteed protection level and computational overhead. AImeta-cognitive planners are known for excelling in this type of situation, but were not applied to this particular problem.We propose to undertake this promising route, with the goal of producing an intelligent anti-tamper protection system for software that is effective, reliable, and trustworthy. The proposed system will benefit the software industry and the military. Preventing IP theft increases the ROI on software, and protects the United States technological military advantage.The system is to b"
Intelligent Design Advisor for Web-based Instructional Games,N61339-03-C-0051,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,InkiTiki Corporation,P.O. Box 8863,,Honolulu,HI,96830,Yes,Yes,No,Susanna Tsai,CEO,8089518288,Susanna@InkiTiki.com,Paulo Machado,President,8089518288,Paulo@InkiTiki.com,"""Design advisors are the most viable method to guide novices and non-ID professionals through the process of creating effective instructional materials, and are especially useful in situations where experts are unavailable.Yet, production of accurate advisors requires tedious detailed analysis of relevant expertise, processes, and tasks. However, sufficient expertise may not always be available, or may be incomplete, inconsistent, or changing frequently. This is particularlyvalid for new domains, such as online instructional games.An alternative route is automated Machine Learning (ML). Author feedback and machine learning can be used to selectively and automatically refine, revise, validate, and expand the advisor's expertise, improving performance and effectiveness withoutincurring the repeated costs and inconvenience of manual system upgrades.We propose to undertake this promising route, with the goal of producing a web-based intelligent advisor that incorporates machine learning technology to automatically improve its effectiveness as it interacts with the authors. Benefits: The ability to produce high quality effective web-based learning has become a critical factor in empowering the Nation's technological, economic, and military superiority. An effective intelligent advisor for online instructional design willenable the production of significantly better ADL materials. resulting in increased learning outcomes, and ultimately the"
Mechanisms for the Destruction of Biological Surface Contaminants Treated with an Air Plasma,F49620-02-C-0045,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,1,100000.00,"INNOVATEK, INC.",3100 GEORGE WASHINGTON WAY STE 108,,RICHLAND,WA,99354-1663,Yes,No,No,Patricia Irving,President/CEO,5093751093,irving@tekkie.com,Trevor Moeller,Staff Scientist,5093751093,trevor@tekkie.com,"""Effective decontamination technology is a national concern for both battlefield and other military applications as well as for terrorist situations. In the event of a bio-agent release, it is imperative that the affected areas are secured and exposedvictims, equipment, and environment are decontaminated. Conventional thermal, chemical decontamination, or ultraviolet radiation technologies are not adequate in addressing these concerns. It is well established that atmospheric pressure plasmaseffectively sterilize biologically contaminated surfaces. However, the physical mechanisms responsible for the destruction of spores and bacteria are not well understood. The focus of the proposed work is to establish the feasibility of techniques aimedat identifying and prioritizing kill mechanisms of bacteria. We will use diagnostic techniques to characterize an atmospheric air plasma and will conduct plasma decontamination tests of vegetative bacteria and spores, as well as extensive literaturereviews of cellular and bacterial destruction mechanisms to accomplish this. The proposed research will ultimately lead to an optimized atmospheric air plasma decontamination system that has minimum power requirements. This development effort will lead tothe creation of a device for destroying biological agent and disease organism surface contaminants utilizing a plasma decontamination system that does not harm the surface. The proposed device will be targeted to a wide variety of global scale markets,including civil defense markets and emerging commercial markets such as public health and food safety.Commercial success in meeting these needs depends on the development and demonstration of an inexpensive device that is adaptable to several market niches and uncomplicated from an operator's perspective. To take advantage of market needs, a key componentof InnovaTek's business strategy is to work with collaborators to develop a commercially viable prototype using machinable low cost industrial design strategies. InnovaTek is in active discussion with an"
Sulfur-Tolerant Water Gas Shift Catalyst for Fuel Processing in a Microchannel Reactor,N00014-03-M-0042,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99999.00,"INNOVATEK, INC.",3100 GEORGE WASHINGTON WAY STE 108,,RICHLAND,WA,99354-1663,Yes,No,No,Patricia M. Irving,President/CEO,5093751093,irving@tekkie.com,Quentin Ming,Staff Scientist,5093751093,quentin@tekkie.com,"""The rapid start time, quiet operation and high efficiency, of fuel cells provide an ideal solution as a mobile power source or an auxiliary power unit (APU) for a wide range of military and commercial applications. However, the supply of hydrogen gas tothe fuel cell at the point of use remains a problem. A fuel processor that provides clean hydrogen from sulfur-containing logistical fuels is needed to allow fuel cell technology to be realized. InnovaTek will provide a solution to this need by developinga catalyst and support structure for use in the water gas shift reaction to produce CO-free reformate for a fuel cell from sulfur-containing logistical fuels. The catalyst developed will function at a high space velocity (>30,000 hr-1) that will reduce thesize and cost of the fuel processor. It will tolerate sulfur without loss in activity thereby allowing the use of logistical fuels without the need for prior sulfur removal. It will also be resistant to temperature excursions and exposure to air andcondensate, thereby maintaining its activity through numerous start-up/shut-down cycles. In addition, the catalyst will be optimized for use in an engineered micro-channel reactor that provides a differential temperature profile for both high temperatureand low temperature water gas shift reactions, thus providing a high CO conversion within a single compact reactor design. Evolution in the power generation industry has created a d"
Cross-Flow Microchannel Combustor for Heat Transfer in Logistics Fuel Reformer,N00014-03-M-0043,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99983.00,"INNOVATEK, INC.",3100 GEORGE WASHINGTON WAY STE 108,,RICHLAND,WA,99354-1663,Yes,No,No,Patricia M. Irving,President/CEO,5093751093,irving@tekkie.com,Trevor M. Moeller,Staff Scientist,5093751093,trevor@tekkie.com,"""In this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project, InnovaTek will develop and demonstrate a novel catalytic microchannel combustion system configured for cross-flow operation. The microchannel combustor will be capable achieving high heattransfer rates and will provide a uniform temperature profile in microreactor channel. These advantages provide the opportunity to achieve efficiency improvements in catalytic microchannel reformer process resulting in reduced size and weight for largerscale layered reformer systems. In Phase I, mathematical and CFD process models for combustor operation and heat transfer performance will be developed. These models will provide the basis for design and fabrication of a single-plate microchannelprototype system for testing microchannel combustion characteristics. Experience gained from this testing will be factored into the model and used to design and fabricate a multi-plate combustor. This prototype will be used in a ""proof-of-concept"" test todemonstrate system durability in continuous operation for at least 24 hours. In Phase II, the concept will be scaled into a multi-layered, fully integrated fuel processor system capable of supplying pure hydrogen to a 1 kW PEM fuel cell for electricalgeneration. Designs and plans will be developed for scale-up to 500 kW systems. Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells offer an attractive opportunity to provide a portable, quiet and efficie"
A NOVEL SENSOR FOR TOTAL MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE,1R43ES011702-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99907.00,INNOVATIVE CHEMICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL TECH,"916 PLEASANT ST, UNIT 12",,NORWOOD,MA,99999-,Yes,Yes,No,Srinivasan Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,Shantha Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,"There is a current need to monitor food and fish tissue samples for total mercury and other toxic metals, onsite, using portable instruments. Currently the determination of mercury requires complex instrumentation, which is beyond the means of potential users. Moreover, the samples have to be shipped to an accredited lab with typical turnaround times of 10 days or more. The fish tissue sample preparation involves a tedious
procedure of hot, concentrated, acid digestion.
This Phase I research will examine the feasibility of using screen-printed
electrodes with dendrimer-gold nano composite for the ""in situ"" anodic
stripping voltammetric analysis (ASV) of total mercury in fish tissue samples.
Alternate methods of sample preparations will be tested. The dendrimeric
structure due to its hydrophilicity and density of the molecular arms are
expected to prevent the influx of large organic and biomolecules. With the
advent of nano scale molecular reservoirs such as the dendrimers, and excellent
opportunity exists to test the idea of rapid chemical sensing in a biomimetric
manner. The screen-printed electrodes will be fabricated at the New Mexico
State University Microfabrication Labs using our proprietary formulations. A
thorough characterization of the proposed electrode, using certified fish
tissue samples for ""proof of the concept"" will be carried out. The product from
this research would be well suited for portable automated commercial
instruments such as the MetalyzerTM, SA-5000 or Tracelab TM systems using the
current EPA protocols for mercury analysis by stripping methods. The cost of
the proposed electrode strips is comparable to the current cost of electrodes.
The ASV has remarkably low detection limits and can analyze a variety of toxic
metals due to the unique stripping potentials for each metal."
CBW PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR CIVILIAN PROTECTION,2R44ES010522-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,INNOVATIVE CHEMICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL TECH,"916 PLEASANT ST, UNIT 12",,NORWOOD,MA,99999-,Yes,Yes,No,Srinivasan Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,Shantha Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Phase I work has demonstrated the fabrication of a thin, strong, lightweight composite material that could be scaled up from the laboratory to industrial pilot quantities. The phase I material shows no breakthrough flux of mustard and nerve agents (HD and GB) (actual chemical warfare agents) for over 48 hrs, which exceeds the current 8hrs criteria for suits, as verified by an Army certified laboratory.
The composition presents a powerful self-decontaminating, triple defense concept- Chemical agent deactivation, barrier effect and biocidal effect. In addition the material is moisture vapor permeable (breathable) but not air permeable. The biocidal activities of the composites against Anthrax surrogate Bacillus var. niger spores and Anthrax spores were firmly established. Typically 4-5 log reductions (total kill) were noted when the samples were exposed to Anthrax, Bacillus spores and other pathogens. The capacity to kill over 70 million anthrax spores! 50 cm2 of the phase I material was recorded.
The phase II would concentrate on optimizing the assembly of the membrane to an outer shell fabric. The optimization of the thickness, composition, and production parameters will be done. Quantitative kill kinetic curves for aerosolized Anthrax spores and certain viral and bacterial species will be established. The deactivation of chemical agent kinetics and resistance to aerosol penetration will be demonstrated. A reputable team of experts from the Army laboratories and textile industry has been assembled to carry out all the qualifying tests for such a material. The protection factor offered by these suits will be characterized by the Army materials laboratory. Commercial partners have been identified.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
The market size for the protective clothing for civilians, police, medical personnel and fire fighters for domestic preparedness is expected to be 2 billion dollars by year 2004. ICET's market share is estimated to be about 200 million dollars five years after commercial entry."
CBW PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR CIVILIAN PROTECTION,2R44ES010522-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,628916.00,INNOVATIVE CHEMICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL TECH,"916 PLEASANT ST, UNIT 12",,NORWOOD,MA,99999-,Yes,Yes,No,Srinivasan Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,Shantha Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Phase I work has demonstrated the fabrication of a thin, strong, lightweight composite material that could be scaled up from the laboratory to industrial pilot quantities. The phase I material shows no breakthrough flux of mustard and nerve agents (HD and GB) (actual chemical warfare agents) for over 48 hrs, which exceeds the current 8hrs criteria for suits, as verified by an Army certified laboratory.
The composition presents a powerful self-decontaminating, triple defense concept- Chemical agent deactivation, barrier effect and biocidal effect. In addition the material is moisture vapor permeable (breathable) but not air permeable. The biocidal activities of the composites against Anthrax surrogate Bacillus var. niger spores and Anthrax spores were firmly established. Typically 4-5 log reductions (total kill) were noted when the samples were exposed to Anthrax, Bacillus spores and other pathogens. The capacity to kill over 70 million anthrax spores! 50 cm2 of the phase I material was recorded.
The phase II would concentrate on optimizing the assembly of the membrane to an outer shell fabric. The optimization of the thickness, composition, and production parameters will be done. Quantitative kill kinetic curves for aerosolized Anthrax spores and certain viral and bacterial species will be established. The deactivation of chemical agent kinetics and resistance to aerosol penetration will be demonstrated. A reputable team of experts from the Army laboratories and textile industry has been assembled to carry out all the qualifying tests for such a material. The protection factor offered by these suits will be characterized by the Army materials laboratory. Commercial partners have been identified.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
The market size for the protective clothing for civilians, police, medical personnel and fire fighters for domestic preparedness is expected to be 2 billion dollars by year 2004. ICET's market share is estimated to be about 200 million dollars five years after commercial entry."
INFECTION AND ENCRUSTATION RESISTANT STENT MATERIALS,1R43DK061091-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,INNOVATIVE CHEMICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL TECH,"916 PLEASANT ST, UNIT 12",,NORWOOD,MA,99999-,Yes,Yes,No,Srinivasan Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,Shantha Sarangapani,,7817696064,ICETINC@ATTGLOBAL.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This phase I project proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of fabricating stent configurations from a biomimetic nanocomposite material made of medical grade polymers and certain proprietary biocompatible antimicrobial formulations. Such biocidal compositions in plastics have been found to be very effective in preventing biofilm formation and encrustation in human urine against a variety of pathogens. The phase I will study the ""in vitro"" performance of biliary stents made from the proposed material as a proof of concept. Unlike the antibiotic impregnated materials which last only for a few days, the current configuration is anticipated to facilitate the slow sustained action with self renewing ability from a well developed multifunctional formulation (non-antibiotic) offering excellent biofilm resistance, encrustation and protein adsorption resistance over several months. The prototypes with three different formulations and the appropriate controls will be evaluated for bacterial adherence and their ability to provide a continuous bactericidal surface under continuous wash and challenge conditions in Oxbile medium. The protocols for such experiments have been developed by ICET and standardized by ICET. The best-optimized stent material would be further evaluated in vitro at UC Davis Medical Center under the supervision of the chief of gastroenterology. The in vitro study would make use of a modified Robbins device and perfusion with infected bile. The plastic components and the biocidal components have been chosen from a group of FDA approved materials. A medical device manufacturer would make the stent prototypes and eventually market them. Therefore once the efficacy is proven in vitro the transition to the phase II scale up and clinical trials is expected to proceed smoothly."
Readout Integrated Circuit for Advanced Interceptors,HQ0006-03-C-0031,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,66827.00,"INNOVATIVE BUSINESSS SOLUTIONS, INC.",301 Concourse Boulevard,Suite 120,Glen Allen,VA,23059 5643,Yes,No,No,Dennis Darling,President,8042705080,dennisd@i-b-s-i.com,Gregory A. Sjoquist,Staff Electrical Design E,7278125555,gregs@i-b-s-i.com,"""Modern missile systems containing advanced seeker technologies will require significant improvements in capability and electronic integration. Part of the capability improvement for an advanced seeker is to make it multi-mode for target tracking based notonly on passive infrared imaging but also fusing range information created by an active pulse laser system imaging LAser Detection And Ranging (LADAR). The proposal to develop an integrated readout IC that would allow LADARs of very large scale IR detectorarrays (1024 by 1024 detectors) to be incorporated into an advanced active seeker is crucial to building a system that will meet performance parameters such as weight, size, power and target detection/tracking accuracy.The result of work performed on this proposal would provide a baseline for developing a critical part of a flight capable imaging LADAR useful in a dual mode seeker. Technology Need addressedThe development of advanced missile interceptors addressing hit-to-kill against maneuvering threats poses significant challenges to on-board active dual mode seeker operation. Of significant importance to a dual mode seeker is the requirement for anadvanced laser radar (LAser Detection And Ranging) used for range information. The fusing of the LADAR data set and Infrared focal plane array (FPA) image yields a 3 dimensional target detection/identification capability. In order to meet advancedthreats it is desired to extend exi"
Flexible Processor Packaging for Advanced Interceptors,DASG60-02-P-0106,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69877.00,"INNOVATIVE BUSINESSS SOLUTIONS, INC.",301 Concourse Boulevard,Suite 120,Glen Allen,VA,23059 5643,Yes,No,No,Dennis Darling,President,8042705080,dennisd@i-b-s-i.com,Edward Jans,Mechanical Engineer,7278125555,edj@i-b-s-i.com,"""The commercial industry is agressive to reduce size and weight to meet the demands of portable consumer electronics. Smaller component footprints and flexible circuits are key to this high density packaging. We are proposing to apply these approaches anddevelop an innovative flexible interceptor processor. Phase 1 will capture the commercial technology roadmap of electronics packaging. In addition, the best approach for a ruggedized solution for an interceptor application will be defined. Design,Hardware build and evaluation will be addressed in Phase 2. The proposed program will determine the feasibility of applying the advanced high density packaging approaches of portable consumer electronics to interceptor applications."""
NDE Inspection System for Detecting Flaws Under Terminal Barrier Coatings,NAS3-02010,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69929.00,"Innovative Dynamics, Inc.",2560 North Triphammer Road,,Ithaca,NY,14850-,Yes,No,No,Kumar Seetharam,Contract Administrator,6072570533,ks@idiny.com,Jack Edmonds,Senior Engineer,6072570533,jedmonds@idiny.com,"Aircraft turbine engines continue to evolve to meet demands for smaller, lighter power plants while improving fuel efficiency and increasing power output. As a result, turbine engines must endure ever increasing operating temperatures. Turbine blades in the hot-gas path are coated with a thermal barrier coating (TBC) that reduces thermal stress and extends their service life. Thermal and centrifugal stresses can initiate and propagate cracks that cannot be seen through the TBC. A method for in-plant inspection of new blades, blades removed from service, and refurbished blades is needed. IDI proposes an NDE technique employing a novel microwave resonant stripline probe that detects changes in the dielectric thickness of the TBC, any oxide formation, as well as surface defects in the Inconel substrate. The NDE system output is a two-dimensional color image detailing the overall health of the component. Phase I will design, build and test a prototype microwave probe. Phase II will further develop the NDE microwave system for demonstration in a production line environment."
Icing Conditions Infrared Imaging System,NAS3-02075,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Innovative Dynamics, Inc.",2560 North Triphammer Road,,Ithaca,NY,14850-,Yes,No,No,Kumar Seetharam,Contract Administrator,6072570533,jgerardi@innodyn.com,William G. Brooks,Chief Engineer,6072570533,wgbrooks@innodyn.com,"Aircraft icing is a severe aviation weather hazard as formation of ice on aircraft surfaces leads to degradation in aerodynamic performance. Today, there are limited ice detection systems available that warn pilots of icing, used primarily by the military and airlines due to their high acquisition and certification costs. Innovative Dynamics Inc. will address these issues by developing a low cost windshield infrared (IR) ice detector for the GA fleet. Existing windshield ice detectors consist of a dash mounted red light that is only visible to the flight crew at night when light is reflected from ice accretion on the pilots windshield. The proposed ice detector will operate day and night providing icing conditions information, Outside Air Temperature as well as direct measurement of accumulated ice on the windshield. During Phase I, we will develop a prototype IR ice detector and demonstrate performance in an icing tunnel. During Phase II, we will team with a leading GA manufacturer to develop a flight worthy ice detector for application to windshields of popular commercial Business Jet."
Icing Conditions Infrared Imaging System,NAS3-02075,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599997.00,"Innovative Dynamics, Inc.",2560 North Triphammer Road,,Ithaca,NY,14850-,Yes,No,No,Kumar Seetharam,Contract Administrator,6072570533,jgerardi@innodyn.com,William G. Brooks,Chief Engineer,6072570533,wgbrooks@innodyn.com,"Aircraft icing is a severe aviation weather hazard as formation of ice on aircraft surfaces leads to degradation in aerodynamic performance. Today, there are limited ice detection systems available that warn pilots of icing, used primarily by the military and airlines due to their high acquisition and certification costs. Innovative Dynamics Inc. will address these issues by developing a low cost windshield infrared (IR) ice detector for the GA fleet. Existing windshield ice detectors consist of a dash mounted red light that is only visible to the flight crew at night when light is reflected from ice accretion on the pilots windshield. The proposed ice detector will operate day and night providing icing conditions information, Outside Air Temperature as well as direct measurement of accumulated ice on the windshield. During Phase I, we will develop a prototype IR ice detector and demonstrate performance in an icing tunnel. During Phase II, we will team with a leading GA manufacturer to develop a flight worthy ice detector for application to windshields of popular commercial Business Jet."
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Interactive Software for Environmental Sampling and Analysis,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,88054.00,"Instant Reference Sources, Inc.",890 Providence Club Dr.,,Monroe,GA,30656,Yes,No,No,,,,,Lawrence Keith,,7702677758,larrykeith@earthlink.net,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will provide interactive software to improve the quality of data obtained in environmental monitoring projects that involve chemical analysis. It will facilitate understanding and successful implementation of the complex interactions between project data quality objectives, sampling and analytical method selection, and numbers and kinds of samples analyzed. Developing an expert system that can be used as a tool for cost-effective project planning will do this. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiated systematic planning for environmental sampling and analysis over ten years ago, successful implementation of it has been difficult. This SBIR project will provide solutions to the frequently misunderstood areas of data quality, information quality, and method performance. It will enable scientists and engineers to generate environmental analytical data at a quality level (and resulting cost) based on the use of that data (i.e., performance based measurement systems - PBMS) instead of only using current prescriptive protocols. Interactive software will be developed that facilitates more rapid and cost-effective environmental sampling and analysis which is based on the interrelated factors of confidence levels, numbers of samples, and analytical method selection.
The software will combine method performance information from a new National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI) with U.S. EPA's Data Quality Objective (DQO) Process and a user's desired Measurement Quality Objectives (MQOs). Although it will be primarily a commercially useful product for industry and government organizations, it will also function as an educational tool to support university and technical school curricula. Another potential application is for the software to be incorporated as a technical basis for a future front-end user interface to NEMI."
IMPROVING THE MATCH OF PERSON AND MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY,2R44HD038220-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,INSTITUTE/MATCHING PERSON AND TECHNOLOGY,INSTITUTE/MATCHING PERSON AND TECH,486 LAKE RD,WEBSTER,NY,14580,Yes,No,No,Marcia Scherer,,7166713461,IMPT97@AOL.COM,Marcia J. Scherer,,5856713461,IMPT97@AOL.COM,"The provision of assistive technology (AT) to people with disabilities is encouraged in a succession of U.S. statutes and health-related professionals say they require and want an effective process for matching person and technology. A good match takes into account the environments in which the AT will e used, user needs and preferences, and technology functions and features. If the match is poor from the user's standpoint, the AT may not be used, or will not be used optimally. An assessment process exists which may have been effective in organizing the influences impacting AT use: the Matching Person & Technology (MPT) Model and assessment instruments. The aims of this project are to develop, validate and commercialize two products: (a) a series of interpretive guidelines for consumer responses to the MPT assessments and (b) an interactive training program designed to address the MPT assessment and ET educational needs of rehabilitation professionals. The methodology involves (a) product development (including translation into Spanish), (b) pilot testing the products by new users (professionals and consumers in vocational and medical rehabilitation facilities) and making needed revisions, and (c) product validation and evaluation. At the conclusion of Phase II, the products will be produced and commercialized. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The development and testing of the interactive training program and interpretive guidelines will result in products for professionals serving persons with mobility disabilities from a variety of cultural backgrounds and in a variety of settings from acute rehabilitation. Upon validation, these products can be distributed privately through existing publishers of interactive instruction and assessments and promoted by relevant professional organizations."
IMPROVING THE MATCH OF PERSON AND MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY,2R44HD038220-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,738893.00,INSTITUTE/MATCHING PERSON AND TECHNOLOGY,INSTITUTE/MATCHING PERSON AND TECH,486 LAKE RD,WEBSTER,NY,14580,Yes,No,No,Marcia Scherer,,7166713461,IMPT97@AOL.COM,Marcia J. Scherer,,5856713461,IMPT97@AOL.COM,"The provision of assistive technology (AT) to people with disabilities is encouraged in a succession of U.S. statutes and health-related professionals say they require and want an effective process for matching person and technology. A good match takes into account the environments in which the AT will e used, user needs and preferences, and technology functions and features. If the match is poor from the user's standpoint, the AT may not be used, or will not be used optimally. An assessment process exists which may have been effective in organizing the influences impacting AT use: the Matching Person & Technology (MPT) Model and assessment instruments. The aims of this project are to develop, validate and commercialize two products: (a) a series of interpretive guidelines for consumer responses to the MPT assessments and (b) an interactive training program designed to address the MPT assessment and ET educational needs of rehabilitation professionals. The methodology involves (a) product development (including translation into Spanish), (b) pilot testing the products by new users (professionals and consumers in vocational and medical rehabilitation facilities) and making needed revisions, and (c) product validation and evaluation. At the conclusion of Phase II, the products will be produced and commercialized. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The development and testing of the interactive training program and interpretive guidelines will result in products for professionals serving persons with mobility disabilities from a variety of cultural backgrounds and in a variety of settings from acute rehabilitation. Upon validation, these products can be distributed privately through existing publishers of interactive instruction and assessments and promoted by relevant professional organizations."
Survivable Networks Based on Mobile Agents,DAAB07-02-C-P610,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,730000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3012220444,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"""Our Phase 1 results have shown the feasibility and potential benefits of using active networks hosting mobile agents to achieve efficient, flexible, survivable wireless communication networks. Our Phase 1 prototype software exploits mobile agentsinteracting using a contract net paradigm to maintain dynamic knowledge of network connectivity, to select near optimal routes, to automatically generate alternate routes when a previously good link fails, and to provide bandwidth reservation. Thesimulated system works well even when the simulated nodes are moving so as to cause continual change in network connectivity. We have also developed a high level agent-based simulation, which runs on any number of fully decentralized computers connectedby a local area network. This was made possible during the short time period of a Phase 1 SBIR because of IAI's work over the last seven years into the development of an infrastructure for software agent systems. This infrastructure is called Cybele andis described in more detail in the body of this proposal. A major benefit of using agents to implement the simulation is that the network specific agents such as the explorer, worm, and node agents can be almost directly ported to embedded radio hardwareto implement the actual system."""
Information Warfare Sensor and Wireless Network Using Time-Modulated Ultra-Wideband,N00039-02-C-2218,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,747886.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3012220444,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"""During Phase I , IAI performed link budget analysis for using TM-UWB radios in IW sensor scenarios. We showed that 25mbps at 5miles is achievable in the near future. We have conductedextensive comparison of comparison of different antennaconfigurations, including diamond dipole antenna, Broadspecantenna, corner reflectors, and dish reflectors. We alsodeveloped several radio control programs to demonstrate theintegration of UWB's ranging and communication capability. Forexample, users can transfer files or send real-time messageswirelessly while tracking the distance between two radios.Another major effort we did for Phase I was to optimizecommunication performance of current UWB hardware. Weexperimentally evaluate several different communication schemes,and system parameters. We were able to obtain up to 1.25 mbpsover more than 200 feet with current UWB radios. In many IWapplications, moving (air or ground) vehicles are used to collectthe sensor data, so it is important to make sure radios canacquire signals and remain locked at higher speed. Therefore, wehave evaluated effects of vehicle motion on UWB communication.The results showed that UWB radios can work at more than 35 milesper hours. Higher speed tests will be conducted in Phase II.BENEFITS: While IW sensors do not represent a very large commercial market, the basic technology has very large commercial potential. The following table shows the Potential Markets for TM-UWBLANs"
Agent-based Simulation of NAS,NAS2-02093,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,600000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,arc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945215,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3012945250,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"In our Phase I effort we demonstrated the feasibility of developing agent-based software for the simulation of NAS that (i) uses of extensions of UML to represent and agents and its interactions/protocols (ii) leverages research in verification of finite state machines to verify the agent protocols and (iii) automatically generates code for execution on IAI?s agent infrastructure, OpenCybele. The approach is based on a software engineering perspective that draws on ideas and recent developments in multi-agent systems, and ongoing work at IAI on multi-agent systems, which includes the development of DIVA, an agent-software verification tool, and Cybele. Having demonstrated feasibility, our Phase II effort will focus on developing a software prototype of the DIVA CASE tool for UML-based design, verification and automatic code generation of multiagent software for agent-based simulations of NAS. Our Phase II tasks include (i) development of a library of NAS agent interaction protocols that are AUML and FIPA ACL compliant (ii) extensions of the Phase I verification approach to protocol verification (iii) integration of the software with Rational Rose and (v) test and validate the case tool with NASA?s agent-based modeling and simulation Software being developed under the ATMSDI effort."
A Real-time Demonstration of the Smart Flow System,SB1341-02-W-1140,DOC,DOC,SBIR,2002,1,75000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chiman Kwan,Director of Research & Development,3012220466,ckwan@i-a-i.com,"Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) proposes to further the development of NIST's Smart Space technology and demonstrate that the integrated system facilitates the interaction of persons with limited abilities in a meeting room environment. Such a demonstration will serve to simulate interest in applying Smart Space technology in real world interaction. Two individuals enter the meeting room laptop computers equipped with 802.11 wireless Ethernet. As each person comes within range, connection is achieved and nodes are established. Following connection, each laptop uploads the identity of the individual. In Phase 1, the identification record will consist of standard text descriptions of an individual (gender, race, etc.) along with a voice print. Each individual will wish to exchange PowerPoint presentations and conduct a verbal dialogue with the others. The PowerPoint presentation for every individual will also be uploaded from their PCs and distributed as requested. Each individual will be tracked as he or she moves around the room. Tracking will be performed both by audible and visual clues. The microphone array will be used to localize all sound sources. If the emitted sounds can be classified using the voice print, every individual can be identified as they are tracked."
Integration of DST's for non-conflicting end-to-end flight scheduling,NAS2-02065,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc Toplin,Director of Contracts,3015903155,jschwartz@i-a-i.com,Vikram Manikonda,Senior Scientist,3015903155,vikram@i-a-i.com,"In this SBIR effort we propose an innovative approach for the integration of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) for increased situational awareness, improved cooperative scheduling and collaborative decision-making in all parts of the air space. We propose to investigate two types of integration models based on the extent and feasibility of the level of integration and use appropriate game theoretic approaches to analyze these models. The proposed models are: (i) Data-sharing DST integration model: In this model, DSTs will primarily share data that is required for each DST to take a decision before an event happens. Based on the shared data each DST acts independently (ii) Interacting DST integration model: In this model, DSTs not only share data but also advise each other to act in such a way to reduce the level of conflict. Tools based on repeated strategic games and cooperative bargaining games will be used. We primarily focus on integrating Traffic Management Advisories (TMAs) across multiple centers as the application domain for the Phase I effort."
Integration of DST's for non-conflicting end-to-end flight scheduling,NAS2-02065,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,600000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc Toplin,Director of Contracts,3015903155,jschwartz@i-a-i.com,Vikram Manikonda,Senior Scientist,3015903155,vikram@i-a-i.com,"In this SBIR effort we propose an innovative approach for the integration of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) for increased situational awareness, improved cooperative scheduling and collaborative decision-making in all parts of the air space. We propose to investigate two types of integration models based on the extent and feasibility of the level of integration and use appropriate game theoretic approaches to analyze these models. The proposed models are: (i) Data-sharing DST integration model: In this model, DSTs will primarily share data that is required for each DST to take a decision before an event happens. Based on the shared data each DST acts independently (ii) Interacting DST integration model: In this model, DSTs not only share data but also advise each other to act in such a way to reduce the level of conflict. Tools based on repeated strategic games and cooperative bargaining games will be used. We primarily focus on integrating Traffic Management Advisories (TMAs) across multiple centers as the application domain for the Phase I effort."
Ultra-Wideband Through the Wall Imaging Sensor,M67854-02-C-1008,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3012220444,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"""The focus of the work herein proposed will be to exploit what is often called Impulse Radar to implement a through the wall imaging capability. This proposal identifies approaches to significantly improve the performance of current system for through thewall imaging. The key goal is to improve the resolution of the resulting images so that the image will be able to show if a moving person is carrying a weapon, and if so to allow the class of weapon to be identified. This proposal is very specific as tohow this will be achieved. Other improvements over the-state-of-the-art will also be made in range and standoff distance. The basic technology is based on the availability of very low cost ultra-high precision delays. Using these delay circuits, ImpulseRadar systems, which have no carrier frequency, can be built. The only signals transmitted are single impulses, which have very wide bandwidth and can be generated by a single transistor which is either on or off. The advantages of this paradigm includerobustness to multipath, low probability of detection, low power, trivial implementation of true time delay for electronically steerable phased arrays and enhanced SAR imaging capability. Our partner company, Time Domain Corporation (TDC) has invested $100million in private funds to commercialize this technology. A set of custom ASICS have reduced the electronics down to three chips. Our work will be synergistic with TDC's commerci"
Ultra-Wide Band Ship Security Perimeter,N00178-02-C-2009,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3012220444,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"""IAI and a partner company, Time Domain Corporation (TDC), are developing a new type of radio called Time-Modulated Ultra-Wideband (TM-UWB) radio. Within the last few years, low cost ultra-high precision time delays have become available, and these nowmake it possible to build UWB communication and radar systems which have no carrier frequency. The only signals transmitted are pulses. The Fourier transform of a perfect impulse is constant at all frequencies. For the pulses we are currently using (1/2ns), the energy extends approximately from .5 to 4 Gigahertz, and the energy content in any conventional frequency band is below the noise. Because all that is transmitted is binary pulses, implementation of electronically steerable phased array systems iseasy and effective. Similarly, SAR processing is relatively simple and effective. These two features of TM-UWB are exploited to yield an effective ship perimeter security system which will work in all weather, and may even be able to detect intrudersthrough non-metal obstacles such as dock decking. The same basic electronics can also be used to provide communication with sailors, and another unique feature of this technology is that the location of anyone carrying one of our UWB radios can betracked. Our partner company, Time Domain Corporation (TDC) has invested $100 million in private funds to commercialize this technology. A set of custom ASICS have reduced the electronics down"
Docking Sensor and Guidance System for Unmanned Micro-Satellites,NAS9-01162,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Mr. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Vikram Manikonda,Director,3012220444,vikram@i-a-i.com,"One of the issues most fundamental to the design of an autonomous satellite docking system is the ability to be able to accurately and robustly estimate relative position, velocity, attitude and angular velocity, in all six degrees of freedom (DOF) between the transfer vehicle (chaser) and target spacecraft from ranges of 50-100km down to 100mts of the final approach. The proposed innovation in this SBIR effort is the development a low cost autonomous satellite-docking sensor based on Time Modulated Ultra-Wideband (TM-UWB) technology integrated with a supervised intelligent control approach for steering during the final approach. The proposed docking sensor will precisely determine relative position and attitude (RPA), in all six degrees of freedom, between the target spacecraft and the transfer vehicle. In our Phase I effort we will also develop a nonlinear controller to robustly track a 6DOF final approach trajectory. Techniques based on feedback linearization and backstepping will be exploited in the design of our controller. The sensor and the controller will be integrated into an autonomous intelligent guidance and control system for docking that will handle the tasks of optimal trajectory generation, fault tolerance, collision avoidance and interaction with a ground based controller."
An Automated Acoustic System to Monitor and Classify Birds,F49620-02-C-0044,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,1,100000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945215,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chiman Kwan,Director of Research & Development,3012945238,ckwan@i-a-i.com,"""Collisions between aircraft and birds have become an increasing concern for human health and safety. More than four hundred people and over four hundred aircraft have been lost globally. To minimize the number of birdstikes, microphone arrays have beenused to monitor birds near the airport or some critical locations in the airspace. However, the range of existing arrays is only limited to a few hundred meters. Moreover, the identification performance in low signal-to-noise environment is notsatisfactory.Here Intelligent Automation, Incorporated (IAI) and its subcontractor, Prof. Dominic Ho of the University of Missouri, propose a novel system to improve bird monitoring and recognition system in noisy environments. First, a microphone dish concept isproposed that provides very directional and long range (a few thousand meters) acquisition of bird sounds, can simultaneously pick up and track sound from different directions, and the cost of the dish will be less than $100. Second, an efficientrecognition algorithm is proposed which consists of stages of data reduction and feature extraction, and classification using Hidden Markov Model (HMM). The overall system is suitable for real-time monitoring and recognition for a large number of birds. The proposed acoustic system involving a novel microphone dish and an efficient recognition system can have many applications, including birdstrike warning system, speech enhancement for aircraft pilots, policemen, firefighters, cellular phone users, etc.It can also be useful as a directional speaker system for underwater communications."""
UWB Sensor Web Based Phased Array,N00014-02-M-0250,DOD,NAVY,STTR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945215,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Eric van Doorn,Senior Research Scientist,3012945229,evandoorn@i-a-i.com,"""The military is rapidly developing an information centric focus, and based partly on the projected capabilities of radios, sensor nets, and communication technology in general, is defining many next-generation systems, such as Future Combat Systems. A UWBsensor net, which has (in addition to accurate ranging between nodes) tight synchronization in time, provides revolutionary agility offers N2 improvements in radio and radar power. The key innovation in the proposed work is the ability to achieve ad hocnetworks where neighboring network nodes are able to create ad hoc phased arrays for radar imaging and directional transmission. This corresponds to optimal use of all sensors cooperatively for both radar imaging (target detection) and communication ofinformation among sensors, and from the network to a remote point outside. The power transmitted at the focus point is proportional to N2 where N is the number of nodes so there are very significant gains to be achieved over transmission from a singleunit. This capability is revolutionary and will have revolutionary benefits in terms of range, power savings watts at the receiver), radar imaging resolution, and covertness. In addition, we propose a novel method to obtain accurate range measurements,even when no Line Of Sight (LOS) exists. Phased Array capability for networks of radio and radar units will deliver much increased sensitivity and ability to relay data from the battlefield. Besides military applications, national border and governmentfacility security will be major markets for this new technology."""
UWB Synthetic Aperture Radar for All-Weather Target Sensor,F08630-02-C-0044,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chujen Lin,Dir.of Communications R&D,3012220444,chujen@i-a-i.com,"""We propose to develop an algorithm to use the Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for air-to-ground target sensors. The only signals transmitted by UWB radars are very narrow pulses generated pseudo-randomly in time. The pulses we arecurrently using are ┐ nanosecond in duration and the energy extends approximately from roughly .8 to 3 gigahertz. This broad bandwidth provides a UWB radar huge processing gain, so it is very difficult to jam. Using the motion of the air-to-groundmunitions we can combine successive radar scans to form a high-resolution synthetic aperture radar that can image the target area. Because of the low frequency content of TM-UWB signals, they are able to penetrate rain, clouds, smoke, fogs, dust, evenfoliage and concrete. With UWB there is no carrier frequency, no up-conversion and no down-conversion, and the output stage can be a single transistor which creates a binary pulse, all resulting in decreased radio size, cost, and complexity. The duty cycleof the pulse generated by our current hardware is approximately 1/200, resulting in low power consumption. During Phase I, we will develop, simulate, and test the proposed algorithm for zero-ceiling, zero-visibility target sensor. The primary potentialmilitary application for this technology is the all-weather target sensors and detection and identification of obscured objects. Civilian applications include airborne mapping of buried cables, pip"
UWB for Target Identification,F29601-02-C-0033,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99705.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chujen Lin,Dir. of Comm. R&D,3012220444,chujen@i-a-i.com,"""We propose to develop a target identification system using Time Modulated Ultra-Wide Band (TM-UWB) radars. The prototype hardware will be based on the TM-UWB ASIC chips developed by Time Domain Corporation of Huntsville AL. The only signals transmittedby UWB radars are pulses generated pseudo-randomly in time. The pulses we are currently using are ┐ nanosecond in duration and the energy extends approximately from roughly .8 to 3 gigahertz. The energy content in any conventional frequency band is belowthe noise, making TM-UWB transmission highly covert unless you know the specific pseudo-random sequence. With TM-UWB there is no carrier frequency, no up-conversion and no down-conversion, and the output stage can be a single transistor which creates abinary pulse, all resulting in decreased radio size, cost, and complexity. The duty cycle of the pulse generated by our current hardware is approximately 1/200, resulting in low power consumption because 99.5% of the time, nothing is being transmitted.Because of the low frequency content of TM-UWB signals, they are able to penetrate foliage and nonmetallic obstacles better than conventional radars. During Phase I, we will design a UWB conformal array antenna system and demonstrate the prototype systemin a laboratory environment. The primary potential military application for this technology is the location and identification of obscured objects. Civilian applications include future tim"
Plug-n-Play Reasoning Components Enabling Team Formation Among Autonomous Agents,NAS2-02025,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Mr. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Dr. Goutam Satapathy,Senior Scientist,3012220444,goutam@i-a-i.com,"In this SBIR Phase I project, we are proposing a capability for the human operators to control the level of decision-making autonomy assigned to the robotic agents performing space or planet exploration, while encouraging team behavior among them. The level of autonomy is governed by a set of reasoning components or objects that interpret the incoming messages (e.g., task directive, request for information etc.) of a robotic agent. By replacing these components called role objects, the agent's planning autonomy can be altered to a level that requires human intervention to certain degree. This approach is efficient than the human operators adding and replacing the generated tasks after the planning in order to change the agent's plan. Reasoning components are formalized based on peer-to-peer relationships (e.g., trust, dependability and authority). These relationship parameters can be updated with time encouraging team behavior as orthogonal to controlling agents' autonomy behavior. Having plug-n-play reasoning components in the agent's planning layer or task sequencer/executor are also appropriate within the context of NASA's 3T architecture for autonomous control of robotic agents."
Agent-based Simulation of NAS,NAS2-02093,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,arc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945215,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3012945250,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"In our Phase I effort we demonstrated the feasibility of developing agent-based software for the simulation of NAS that (i) uses of extensions of UML to represent and agents and its interactions/protocols (ii) leverages research in verification of finite state machines to verify the agent protocols and (iii) automatically generates code for execution on IAI?s agent infrastructure, OpenCybele. The approach is based on a software engineering perspective that draws on ideas and recent developments in multi-agent systems, and ongoing work at IAI on multi-agent systems, which includes the development of DIVA, an agent-software verification tool, and Cybele. Having demonstrated feasibility, our Phase II effort will focus on developing a software prototype of the DIVA CASE tool for UML-based design, verification and automatic code generation of multiagent software for agent-based simulations of NAS. Our Phase II tasks include (i) development of a library of NAS agent interaction protocols that are AUML and FIPA ACL compliant (ii) extensions of the Phase I verification approach to protocol verification (iii) integration of the software with Rational Rose and (v) test and validate the case tool with NASA?s agent-based modeling and simulation Software being developed under the ATMSDI effort."
An Intelligent Health Monitoring and Fault Accommodation Approach for Nonlinear Aircraft Operating in Multiple Regimes,N00014-02-M-0242,DOD,NAVY,STTR,2002,1,64460.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945215,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chiman Kwan,Director of Research & Development,3012945238,ckwan@i-a-i.com,"""Here Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) proposes a new approach for designing intelligent health monitoring supervisor and fault tolerant controllers for non-linear air vehicles. First, a novel on-line monitoring system performs model validation and faultdiagnosis. The monitor automatically distinguishes between fault occurrence and operating regime switching. It can directly deal with nonlinear fault models, handle unstructured modeling uncertainty and unexpected failures, and is suitable for real-timeoperations. Second, a new reconfiguration supervisor makes decision regarding controller selection and resource management. The supervisor provides a unified framework for fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant controller, which is still lacking according to arecent survey paper. Another new feature is that the effect of fault detection time on system stability has been explicitly taken into account. Third, a controller suite with novel robust controllers to deal with different failure modes in each regime isproposed. The fault tolerant controllers are designed based on recently developed nonlinear adaptive/neural net techniques by the Principal Investigator, Dr. C. Kwan. The controller guarantees closed-loop stability for a general class of nonlinear systems.Moreover, it has an on-line tuning scheme that eliminates off-line training of the neural net, which is extremely important in rapidly varying environment. The proposed method combines several breakthroughs in fault detection and isolation, and robustcontrol techniques in a unified framework. The proposed method can be used for applications such as aircraft, spacecraft, motors, robots, submarines, and nuclear reactors. We expect the method to be widely used in many commercial and military applications."""
TalkTiles: A Multi-sensory language development tool and communication device.,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,,,,,Shannon Beltz,,3012945200,,N/A
TalkTiles: A Multi-sensory language development tool and communication device.,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,2,150000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,,,,,Shannon Beltz,,3012945200,,N/A
Time Modulated Ultra-wideband Phased Array and SAR Radar,NAS3-02087,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,600000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc Toplin,Director of Contracts,3015903155,jschwartz@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3015903155,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"The key innovation of this proposal is development of a single chip T/R module based on Time Modulated Ultra-wideband (TM-UWB) radar. Low cost components which can measure delays down to 3 picoseconds are now available, and these now make it practical to build TM-UWB radar and communication systems which have no carrier signal. The only signals transmitted are single pulses. Impulses in the time domain generate very wide bandwidth signals in the frequency domain, and the signals generated by our current hardware have bandwidths in the gigahertz range. Because of this wide bandwidth, TM-UWB radar and radio is virtually impossible to detect and difficult to jam. TM-UWB radio requires no frequency allocation since energy is effectively transmitted on a wide band of frequencies simultaneously. Multiple non-interfering channels can be implemented in a single radio, hence very high data rates can be achieved, and the conventional problems with multipath do not affect TM-UWB. Because all that is transmitted is binary pulses, implementation of electronically steerable phased array systems is easy and effective. True time delay, the goal of past phased array development, becomes easy to achieve with TM-UWB radio and radar."
Aircraft Wiring Integrity Verification using Pseudo-Random Binary Sequence,DTRS57-03-C-10015,DOT,DOT,SBIR,2002,2,750000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,,,,,Leonard Haynes,President,3012945250,,"Our approach to aircraft wiring inspection is to inject a special type of low level probe signal into the cable to be tested. The system response to this special input can be used to give the complete transfer function of the cable. Incipient failures in the cable will be detectable as subtle changes in that transfer function, or cross-correlation between probe input signal and response, including discontinuities which cause signal reflections and hence standing waves. Even very low probe signals can be used, and the test can be done on-line while the circuit is doing its normal function. The required electronics can be fabricated into a low-cost single chip which would be built into the system or even built into the connector. In this mode, the probe signal and test would be executing continuously. Alternatively, the approach can be used offline. Since very low level probe signals can be used, in many cases these signals can be induced into the cable and measured without disconnecting the cable. We have been able to detect chafing, fouling, carbonization of insulation shorts and open faults. Prototype hardware will be validated against a array of well-characterized wiring samples and systems prepared by our partner Raytheon and those available at the Sandia National Laboratory Aircraft Wiring Test bed."
Strain Sensors for Unbound Layers in Flexible Airport Pavements Using Pulsed Radar,DTRS57-02-C-10012,DOT,DOT,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,,,,,Eric Van Doorn,Senior Scientist,3012220444,,"This proposed details an innovative and powerful approach to measuring large-scale soil strain under pavement subjected to periodic loading. We propose to use Time-Modulated Ultra Wide Band (TM-UWB) impulse radar, in combination with a MEMS based passive sensor acting like a transponder embedded in the soil layer. The passive sensor is based on Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) technology. Our proposed innovation allows for wireless and passive sensing of large scale strain (2000-20000 microstrain). The basic technology incorporated in the MEMS transponder was developed with the Center for Engineering of Electronic and Acoustic Materials (CEEAM) at Pennsylvania State University, a major source of innovation in the field of MEMS and smart sensors. For this proposal, IAI is collaborating with the CEEAM. IAI┐s extensive experience with pulsed radar application, and its unique relationship with a major innovator of pulsed radar equipment (Time Domain Corporation) mesh very well with the CEEAM┐s technological expertise. We envision applications in the automotive and biomedical fields, and in general market prospects are good for wireless sensors. In particular, the market for MEMS based devices, such as our innovation, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.3 percent through 2006."
Time Modulated Ultra-wideband Phased Array and SAR Radar,NAS3-02087,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc Toplin,Director of Contracts,3015903155,jschwartz@i-a-i.com,Leonard Haynes,President,3015903155,lhaynes@i-a-i.com,"The key innovation of this proposal is development of a single chip T/R module based on Time Modulated Ultra-wideband (TM-UWB) radar. Low cost components which can measure delays down to 3 picoseconds are now available, and these now make it practical to build TM-UWB radar and communication systems which have no carrier signal. The only signals transmitted are single pulses. Impulses in the time domain generate very wide bandwidth signals in the frequency domain, and the signals generated by our current hardware have bandwidths in the gigahertz range. Because of this wide bandwidth, TM-UWB radar and radio is virtually impossible to detect and difficult to jam. TM-UWB radio requires no frequency allocation since energy is effectively transmitted on a wide band of frequencies simultaneously. Multiple non-interfering channels can be implemented in a single radio, hence very high data rates can be achieved, and the conventional problems with multipath do not affect TM-UWB. Because all that is transmitted is binary pulses, implementation of electronically steerable phased array systems is easy and effective. True time delay, the goal of past phased array development, becomes easy to achieve with TM-UWB radio and radar."
Intelligent Wireless Sensor Communication for Health Monitoring,NAS13-02053,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945215,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chujen Lin,Director of Communications,3012945236,chujen@i-a-i.com,"The key innovation of this proposal is the design of a low-cost high data rate wireless sensor network for rocket engine test facilities. Time Modulated Ultra-wideband (TM-UWB) technology is the key to implementing this wireless sensor network. To the best of our knowledge, no other wireless technology can achieve the high data rate and high channel capacity required for rocket engine testing. During Phase I, we have demonstrated the feasibility of our concept. In Phase II, we will further develop the complete architecture and develop a prototype wireless sensor network to evaluate the system performance and fields demonstrate its capability. The proposed wireless sensor network consists of a network controller and many smart sensor nodes. Each smart sensor node is equipped with a TM-UWB transmitter, a narrow band receiver, and a multiplexed data acquisition system. The UWB transmitter is used to transmit the digitized sensor data to the network controller at a data rate of at least 1.25Mbps. The narrow band receiver is used to receive control and configuration commands from the network controller, which will be very infrequent and can be very low data rate. We believe this is the most cost effective architecture for Phase II."
Intelligent Wireless Sensor Communication for Health Monitoring,NAS13-02053,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,589438.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945215,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chujen Lin,Director of Communications,3012945236,chujen@i-a-i.com,"The key innovation of this proposal is the design of a low-cost high data rate wireless sensor network for rocket engine test facilities. Time Modulated Ultra-wideband (TM-UWB) technology is the key to implementing this wireless sensor network. To the best of our knowledge, no other wireless technology can achieve the high data rate and high channel capacity required for rocket engine testing. During Phase I, we have demonstrated the feasibility of our concept. In Phase II, we will further develop the complete architecture and develop a prototype wireless sensor network to evaluate the system performance and fields demonstrate its capability. The proposed wireless sensor network consists of a network controller and many smart sensor nodes. Each smart sensor node is equipped with a TM-UWB transmitter, a narrow band receiver, and a multiplexed data acquisition system. The UWB transmitter is used to transmit the digitized sensor data to the network controller at a data rate of at least 1.25Mbps. The narrow band receiver is used to receive control and configuration commands from the network controller, which will be very infrequent and can be very low data rate. We believe this is the most cost effective architecture for Phase II."
Aircraft Wiring Integrity Verification using Pseudo-Random Binary Sequence,DTRS57-03-C-10015,DOT,DOT,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,,,,,Leonard Haynes,President,3012945250,,"Our approach to aircraft wiring inspection is to inject a special type of low level probe signal into the cable to be tested. The system response to this special input can be used to give the complete transfer function of the cable. Incipient failures in the cable will be detectable as subtle changes in that transfer function, or cross-correlation between probe input signal and response, including discontinuities which cause signal reflections and hence standing waves. Even very low probe signals can be used, and the test can be done on-line while the circuit is doing its normal function. The required electronics can be fabricated into a low-cost single chip which would be built into the system or even built into the connector. In this mode, the probe signal and test would be executing continuously. Alternatively, the approach can be used offline. Since very low level probe signals can be used, in many cases these signals can be induced into the cable and measured without disconnecting the cable. We have been able to detect chafing, fouling, carbonization of insulation shorts and open faults. Prototype hardware will be validated against a array of well-characterized wiring samples and systems prepared by our partner Raytheon and those available at the Sandia National Laboratory Aircraft Wiring Test bed."
Ship Motion and Air Wake Prediction Using PCA and Fuzzy CMAC,N00014-02-M-0252,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chiman Kwan,Director of R&D,3012220444,ckwan@i-a-i.com,"""Maintaining a satisfactory and safe ship operation is very important in Navy operations. An automatic forecast tool that can provide useful information to the ship operator will help to achieve this. The proposed short term forecast tool can learn thenonlinear and time varying relationship between the weather variables such as wind, wave and ship motion. The tool has the necessary learning capability as well as a fast learning speed which is about 10 times faster than conventional neural nets. Henceit is suitable for real-time implementation. The tool can relieve the operator from monitoring the large number of weather variables simultaneously so that he or she can concentrate on making decisions by optimally adjusting the available resources suchas speed and direction of the ship to maintain a satisfactory landing operation. One important advantage of the proposed method is that a custom hardware can be easily designed to implement the forecasting and control tool with reasonably low cost. We willalso use ultrawideband radar to measure wave front parameters such as angle of arrival, range, velocity, and acceleration. The proposed prediction algorithm may be useful for aircraft landing in aircraft carriers. During rough sea conditions, even the bigaircraft carrier may exhibit large motions, which prevent a safe landing. The algorithm will also be useful for container loading. If a forecast tool is available for predicting short-ter"
"Flying Carpet"" Offboard Launch and Recovery System""",N66604-02-C-4574,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69999.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Donald Myers,Dir.of Autonomous Systems,3012220444,dmyers@i-a-i.com,"""A ship maintenance system, the ""Flying Carpet"" (FC), is being prototyped at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. FC is a work platform suspended by powered cables from the side of a dry dock to permit rapid placement of personnel and loadsat the bow, stern, or sides of a ship. During this proposed SBIR program, Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) will adapt the FC mechanism to launch and recovery of offboard vehicles. The FC systems offers several unique advantages, including completesix-degree-of-freedom control of the vehicle and the ability to actively control the stiffness of the vehicle carrier when contacting the vehicle. The FC also ensures stability against wind gusts and high sea states. To automate recover, we propose toinvestigate the use of a novel communications system that supports both two-way communications and range measurement. In Phase I IAI will produce a realistic dynamic simulation of the device in operational launch and recovery retrofitted to an existingship. Automated handling systems are in great demand throughout industry; the oil exploration industry in particular employs a large number of off board vehicles and would have a use for such a system."""
A Novel Wireless System for Structural Integrity Monitoring of Aircraft,N68335-02-C-3105,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012220444,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chiman Kwan,Director of R&D,3012220444,ckwan@i-a-i.com,"""Intelligent Automation, Incorporated (IAI) and its subcontractor, Penn State U., propose a novel system to detect damage in aircraft structures. The system combines a novel wireless sensor for signal acquisition and a robust software for fault prognosis.The sensor is known as SAW-IDT (Surface Acoustic Wave Interdigital Transducer). It is low cost, passive, compact, and can be operated in a wireless manner. The sensor has been proven to be useful for sensing cracks in rivet holes. Other structural defectssuch as corrosion, delamination, fatigue cracking can also be detected. The second element of the system is an automatic fault prognosis tool, which consists of Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ), and Hidden Markov Model(HMM). PCA is a popular neural network tool for extracting useful features. LVQ is used to generate the code sequence. HMM has been proven to be extremely useful in several applications, including some use for equipment diagnostics. However, unlikeconventional usage of HMM for fault isolation, HMM is used here to perform both fault prognosis and diagnosis. Our proposed system can perform continuous monitoring of aircraft structures in both ground and in-flight situations, and the sensors can beeasily embedded into the structure. The ability to predict the onset of structural failures is critical for reducing cost and improving safety in aircraft. At the end of Phase 2, we will have a"
A Hybrid Approach to Disturbed Soil and Mine Detection,N68335-03-C-0034,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69991.00,"Intelligent Automation, Inc.",MD,Suite 400,Rockville,MD,20855-2737,Yes,No,No,Marc B. Toplin,Director of Contracts,3012945200,mtoplin@i-a-i.com,Chiman Kwan,Director of Research & De,3012945200,ckwan@i-a-i.com,"""IAI and Prof. Chang of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC), jointly propose a new hybrid framework for disturbed soil and mine detection using airborne images from two perspectives: spatial and spectral. The first approach is a spatialapproach, which mainly focuses on texture analysis. The idea is motivated by the fact that, the ground texture will be disturbed if mines are planted. By systematically looking the gray level changes in an airborne image, one can obtain texture patternsthat are unusual. This approach is applicable to EO, IR, hyperspectral, and SAR images. The second approach is a spectral approach and has two steps. First, a new automatic target generation process (ATGP) is used to generate a set of potential targets(mines) from the image data in an unsupervised fashion without using any prior knowledge. The ATGP idea originates from the concept of orthogonal subspace projection (OSP) in signal processing. Second, a novel Automatic Target Detection and ClassificationAlgorithm (ATDCA) is used to identify the potential mines. The algorithm can be used to detect anomalies (new and unknown mines) in blind environments. The algorithm is suitable for surveillance operations where the objective is to detect the presence ofany potential mines. The proposed algorithm will be useful for surveillance. The market for military applications is quite large. The Commercial marketplace for this algorithm may be equally"
Low-temperature Fabrication for CIGS Solar Cells,NAS-302138,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"InterPhases Solar, Inc.",3533 OLD CONEJO RD STE 110,,NEWBURY PARK,CA,91320 6166,Yes,Yes,No,Leslie Affonso,Vice-President,8054929814,leslieaffonso@interphases.com,Shalini Menezes,President,8054972677,interphases@att.net,"""Copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) based thin-film devices could potentially provide high specific power for future BMDO space missions if they could be fabricated at low temperatures on low-density polymer substrates. This project proposes a newnon-vacuum method for low temperature deposition of CIGS films on polymer foils. The method uses a new molecular level electrochemical approach to synthesize high quality CIGS films that can be used directly in device fabrication without further heattreatments. Phase I will develop and validate this method for CIGS deposition on polymer substrates. Phase II will extend the method to the other device components to complete the device. The low process temperatures will eliminate the need for insulatinglayer, de-lamination or etching. Atomically controlled electrodeposition will increase CIGS device efficiency. Method implementation will result high specific power, low-cost, radiation resistant cells that is amenable to monolithically integrated solararrays. The project will lead to high efficiency energy converters for use in DoD spacecrafts and commercial solar arrays. Lower costs, easier manufacturing will translate into a wider spectrum of mobile and space commercial markets. Its commercializationwill provide a timely solution to the nation's escalating energy and environmental problems."""
sbir/sttr phase i: Electrochemical Method to Fabricate Flexible Solar Cells,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"InterPhases Solar, Inc.",3533 OLD CONEJO RD STE 110,,NEWBURY PARK,CA,91320 6166,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Shalini Menezes,,8054972677,interphases@att.net,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes a new low cost electro- chemical fabrication method to produce flexible photovoltaic cells based on the commercially important copper indium diselenide (CIS) films. The project will develop an innovative n-CIS solar cell with fewer components and processing steps. The cell will be constructed on a flexible foil to reduce weight, fragility and balance-of-system costs. The project also develops a new roll-to-roll electrodeposition technology for large volume manufacturing. Phase I will synthesize CIS films and construct n/p heterojunction devices on metal foils. It will evaluate the solar cell performance to validate the concepts. The proposed n-CIS solar cell configuration and its fabrication are specially designed to simplify manufacturing, reduce costs and increase production speed. It will circumvent the complexity, expense, safety and scale-up issues of the present p-CIS technology. Its commercialization will provide a timely solution to the nation's escalating energy and environmental problems. It will avert future power crises and help reduce global warming.
Applications for the copper indium diselenide technology range from the electric utility to satellites. Flexible, lightweight, photovoltaic cells may be used in non-utility applications such as electric vehicles, building integration, mobile systems and new space systems. Lower costs, fewer components and easier manufacturing could translate into a wider spectrum of commercial markets."
SBIR/STTR phase I: Environmentally Benign Process to Enhance Performance of CuInSe2 Films,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"InterPhases Solar, Inc.",3533 OLD CONEJO RD STE 110,,NEWBURY PARK,CA,91320 6166,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Shalini Menezes,,8054972677,interphases@att.net,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a new surface modification technique for manufacturing copper indium diselenide (CIS) thin films, an important emerging photovoltaic technology. It will eliminate present toxic processing steps involving cadmium sulfide deposition, cyanide etch, all of which have many unfavorable repercussions to the manufacturer and the environment. The key step will be to devise a simple, inexpensive process, using air and a non-toxic aqueous solution, to alter the surface properties of CIS films. This step will eliminate the need for the cadmium component, the cyanide etch and the disposal of hazardous chemicals. It will also improve the efficiency of solar cells made with inexpensive coating methods. Performance evaluation of the modified CIS solar cells will validate the new concept. This innovation is anticipated to simplify manufacturing, lower costs and improve the efficiency of photovoltaic modules.
Applications for the CIS photovoltaic technology range from powering small appliances to electric utility. Non-utility applications include solar cars, building integration, mobile systems and space systems. Lower costs, fewer components and easier manufacturing could translate into a wider spectrum of commercial markets for CIS solar cells. Eliminating the toxicity issues will enhance the public perception of CIS photovoltaic technology. Its implementation will promote the market success of CIS solar cells to provide a timely solution to the nation's escalating energy and environmental problems."
SBIR/STTR PHASE I: Nanoparticle Production for High Performance Coating,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99913.00,Isotron Corporation,1443 N Northlake Way,,Seattle,WA,98103-8994,Yes,No,No,,,,,Hank Lomasney,,7082679312,lomasney@tnemec.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a new approach to economical, ultra high performance coating composites. This approach is based on the use of alumoxane nanoparticles. These functional inorganic-organic nanoparticles improve physical properties such as toughness, impermeability, chemical resistance and flexibility. This novel approach to production will demonstrate a highly cost effective manufacturing methodology that can be easily carried out in the coating plant, wherein the nanoparticle production becomes an integral part of the coating manufacturing process. The project will seek an understanding of the mechanisms that influence the top down fragmenting phenomenon. Nanoparticles, in slurry form, will be functionalized and then incorporated into the high performance coating.
The commercial applications of this project will have a broad and significant impact in the nation's 1.7 billion dollar industrial coatings market. This market includes interior linings, chemical resistant coatings and rail car linings."
EProBiz.com Small Business Virtual Resource Center Prototype Development,2002-33610-12344,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,296000.00,"Jamerson & Associates, L.L.C.",1355 Westwood Dr.,,Reno,NV,89509,Yes,No,No,Susan Jamerson,President/CEO,7753244788,susan@sjamerson.com,Susan Jamerson,,7753244788,susan@sjamerson.com,"The objective of this research is the development of eProBiz.com Small Business Virtual Resource Center - an innovative, interactive, low-cost Web-based system designed to deliver a comprehensive range of services to rural business owners as an effective means of addressing unmet business resource needs. The Phase II follow-on project is focused on 1) creating a working prototype of eProBiz.com, and 2) carrying out alpha- and beta-testing throughout the state of Nevada to demonstrate the system's capabilities and potential benefits for the nation'a rural (as well as urban) entrepreneurs. The Web site will be dedicated to providing resource information, guidance, and business development tools to under-served entrepreneurs. The eProBiz.com program will assist rural and under-served small business owners on a number of essential levels: eligibility screening for government loan programs, developing a business plan; completing all forms necessary for loan applications in a standardized format; linking with counseling resources and providing access to training and reference materials. In addition to increasing the efficiency of business counselors throughout the state, eProBiz.com will also increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of making business loans to rural customers. This technology will provide the foundation for improved business counseling productivity, increased business lending, and as a result will also enhance rural business development, thus providing a foundation for improved employment and revenue generation opportunities in Nevada's rural areas. The anticipated Phase II results will validate eProBiz.com for private-sector investment and ultimate commercial deployment nationwide."
EProBiz.com Small Business Virtual Resource Center Prototype Development,2002-33610-12344,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Jamerson & Associates, L.L.C.",1355 Westwood Dr.,,Reno,NV,89509,Yes,No,No,Susan Jamerson,President/CEO,7753244788,susan@sjamerson.com,Susan Jamerson,,7753244788,susan@sjamerson.com,"The objective of this research is the development of eProBiz.com Small Business Virtual Resource Center - an innovative, interactive, low-cost Web-based system designed to deliver a comprehensive range of services to rural business owners as an effective means of addressing unmet business resource needs. The Phase II follow-on project is focused on 1) creating a working prototype of eProBiz.com, and 2) carrying out alpha- and beta-testing throughout the state of Nevada to demonstrate the system's capabilities and potential benefits for the nation'a rural (as well as urban) entrepreneurs. The Web site will be dedicated to providing resource information, guidance, and business development tools to under-served entrepreneurs. The eProBiz.com program will assist rural and under-served small business owners on a number of essential levels: eligibility screening for government loan programs, developing a business plan; completing all forms necessary for loan applications in a standardized format; linking with counseling resources and providing access to training and reference materials. In addition to increasing the efficiency of business counselors throughout the state, eProBiz.com will also increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of making business loans to rural customers. This technology will provide the foundation for improved business counseling productivity, increased business lending, and as a result will also enhance rural business development, thus providing a foundation for improved employment and revenue generation opportunities in Nevada's rural areas. The anticipated Phase II results will validate eProBiz.com for private-sector investment and ultimate commercial deployment nationwide."
Next Generation Software for Efficient Remote Parallel Visualization of Large-Scale Time-Dependent CFD Data,DAAH10-02-C-0022,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69274.00,"JMSI, Inc. dba Intelligent Light",301 Route 17 N,7th Floor,Rutherford,NJ,07070-,Yes,No,No,Steve M. Legensky,General Manager,2014604700,sml@ilight.com,David E. Edwards,Manager Advanced Projects,2014604700,dee@ilight.com,"""The objective of this proposal is to develop easy to use, fast and efficient next generation visualization techniques that utilize client-server architecture, parallel processors and domain knowledge for the analysis and post-processing of large-scale,time dependent, rotorcraft, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) data sets. Large-scale, time-dependent 3D simulations of complex configurations using CFD have become increasingly critical in the design of aircraft, rotorcraft, aerospace vehicles andpropulsion systems. As the pace of simulation increases, the sheer volume of numerical data makes it increasingly critical that a stable and easy to operate post-processing/visualization methodology be developed. Technology innovations in this proposedwork will focus on robust streakline integration, visualization techniques optimized for rotorcraft grids, high-speed access of data on remote computers and development of an Intelligent Graphical Object (IGO) database for the highly interactive 3D displayof transient data including streaklines, streamlines, iso-surfaces, cutting planes, boundary surfaces and vortex cores. These visualization techniques, if fully developed, can have a significant impact on government and industry's ability to post-processlarge-scale time-dependent CFD simulation data. Large-scale, time-dependent 3D simulations of complex configurations using CFD have becoming increasingly critical in the design of aircraft, rotor"
High Energy Density Dielectrics for Pulsed Power Capacitors,F33615-03-M-2312,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99999.00,K SYSTEMS CORP.,1522 Marsetta Drive,,Beavercreek,OH,45432,Yes,Yes,No,Spring C. Wu,President,9374295151,rlwu@aol.com,Richard L.C. Wu,Chief Scientist,9374295151,rlwu@aol.com,"""The objective of this research is to investigate methods for the fabrication of high energy density capacitors using oxygen-doped aluminum nitride (O-AlN) films as dielectric medium and to test their performance at high temperature and high current modes.The electrical properties of amorphous (O-AlN) film make it a potential candidate for use in capacitors for pulse forming networks. Its desirable properties includes: (a) very high breakdown strength, (b) very high resistivity, (c) excellent thermalconductivity, (d) high chemical inertness to oxygen at high temperature, (e) very low dissipation factor, and (f) very high high decomposition temperature. Under this proposal it is intended to investigate: (1) optimum conditions for the growth of highquality amorphous O-AlN films on aluminum foil, glass and silicon wafer, and (2) the fabrication of prototype high energy density of O-AlN capacitors, and perform high voltage and high temperature testing. The compact, high temperature and high energydensity of O-AlN capacitors with high reliability have a myriad of in both commercial and military applications. The high temperature capability of O-AlN capacitors will enable high temperature electrically-driven aircraft accessories to be realized suchas engine-mounted actuators and remotely mounted flight control actuactors as envisioned for the far term More Electric Aircraft (MEA), Directed Energy Weapons (DEW), Directed Energy Attack Ai"
MINIMIZED STREPTOKINASE,1R43HL070400-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,148431.00,KAIROS Inc,10225 Barnes Canyon Road,,San Diego,CA,92121,Yes,Yes,No,Mary Yang,,8586268170,MYANG@KAIROS-SCIENTIFIC.COM,William J. Coleman,,8586268170,WCOLEMAN@KAIROS-SCIENTIFIC.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to create a minimized and
modified streptokinase having improved properties relative to the known
plasminogen activators currently used in thrombolytic therapy. New methods
developed by KAIROS for protein minimization and high-throughput screening of
enzyme variants wili be used to find smaller versions of the native protein
that have maximal activity on fibrin-containing clots. The minimized
streptokinase (mSK) will be designed to have: (1 ) increased specificity for
fibrin; (2) increased resistance to degradation by plasmin and other proteases;
(3) resistance to inhibitors; (4) thermal stability; and (5) low production
cost. In addition, a minimized bacterial protein offers the potential benefit
of reduced antigenicity. If successful, a minimized and optimized streptokinase
will provide a new alternative biopharmaceutical for the thrombolytic therapy
market, which is estimated to be worth over $200 million per year in sales.
Successful modification of streptokinase will also provide a model for
engineering other therapeutic proteins."
Modeling & Simulation of Energy Weapons Systems for Combined Target Effects,DAAE30-02-C-1066,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,729129.00,"Karnatech, Inc.",2046 La Fremontia,,South Pasadena,CA,91030 0422,Yes,No,No,Karna Wahlstrand,"CEO, Principal Scientist",3232549232,karnaw@karnatechinc.com,Karna Wahlstrand,"CEO, Principal Scientist",3232549232,karnaw@karnatechinc.com,"""The modern battlefield will increasingly make use of energy weapons, and a simulationof their effectiveness and utility on the battlefield will be needed to guide theirdevelopment and operational implementation. We propose to deliver the first completevalidated extensible source-to-propagation-to-target energy transfer computersimulation SEBDEWE (""subdue""), of the effects of radio frequency (RF), acoustic, and laser weapons against personnel and materiel targets, considering weather and other environmental effects, and including original theoretical synergy and supplementalengagement models, and incorporating existing government individual weapon engagement codes. The combined effects of these weapons interacting at the single target level will be treated with eleven original models which will demonstrate the resultantnonlinearly enhanced coupling to the target (synergy). Our software approach is graphical user interface (GUI)-based and object-oriented, and operated standalone on a personal computer. The feasibility of this approach has been successfully demonstratedduring Phase I, and both classified and unclassified relational databases, including probabilities of effect and fluences at the target, will be generated at the completion of Phase II, along with lookup tables for separateforce-on-force codes incorporating conventional weapons for battlefield-level weaponssystem evaluation."""
Next Generation Software for Efficient Remote Parallel Visualization of Large-Scale Time-Dependent CFD Data,DAAH10-02-C-0022,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69274.00,"JMSI, Inc.",301 Route 17 North,7th Floor,Rutherford,NJ,07070-2575,Yes,No,No,Steve M. Legensky,General Manager,2014604700,sml@ilight.com,David E. Edwards,Manager Advanced Projects,2014604700,dee@ilight.com,"""The objective of this proposal is to develop easy to use, fast and efficient next generation visualization techniques that utilize client-server architecture, parallel processors and domain knowledge for the analysis and post-processing of large-scale,time dependent, rotorcraft, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) data sets. Large-scale, time-dependent 3D simulations of complex configurations using CFD have become increasingly critical in the design of aircraft, rotorcraft, aerospace vehicles andpropulsion systems. As the pace of simulation increases, the sheer volume of numerical data makes it increasingly critical that a stable and easy to operate post-processing/visualization methodology be developed. Technology innovations in this proposedwork will focus on robust streakline integration, visualization techniques optimized for rotorcraft grids, high-speed access of data on remote computers and development of an Intelligent Graphical Object (IGO) database for the highly interactive 3D displayof transient data including streaklines, streamlines, iso-surfaces, cutting planes, boundary surfaces and vortex cores. These visualization techniques, if fully developed, can have a significant impact on government and industry's ability to post-processlarge-scale time-dependent CFD simulation data. Large-scale, time-dependent 3D simulations of complex configurations using CFD have becoming increasingly critical in the design of aircraft, rotor"
TOUCH TILES: MATH SOFTWARE FOR CHILDREN WITH LOW VISION,1R43EY014283-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99600.00,KINDER MAGIC SOFTWARE,KINDER MAGIC SOFTWARE,1680 MEADOWGLEN LANE,ENCINITAS,CA,92024,Yes,No,No,Llse Ortabasi,,6196326693,ORTABASI@KINDERMAGIC.COM,Llse M. Ortabasi,,,,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of the proposed TouchTiles project is the design, development, and evaluation of an innovative use of haptic technology for blind, visually impaired and normally sighted students aged 5 -11 to learn mathematical concepts on a computer screen. TouchSenseTM technology provides a haptic interface that relays touch (tactile and force) sensory feedback to the user. An opportunity now exists to apply this haptic technology to affordable educational software in a meaningful way, that is, to enhance learning and software accessibility.
The primary research question is:
Can the software be made sufficiently accessible to visually impaired students so that it can serve as a useful mathematics education tool for this group?
Embedded within this question lie several sub-questions that speak to the need for careful attention to interface design:
How large can the workspace grid be?
How can audio best be incorporated to provide additional cues?
How many different ""colors""/ textures can be discerned through touch alone?
Do some textures work better than others for communicating shapes and interface information? Examples of instructional tasks that may be included in the test module are: Identify shapes; Identify buttons; Identify 90-degree turns of shapes; Identify flips; Identify texture reversals; Identify patterns; Create patterns; Find missing elements of a pattern.
The observing researchers will video-capture the movement of the mouse cursor on the computer screen used by the test subjects and will also record the children's accompanying audio comments. The degree to which the students are able to complete the task will be the degree to which the feasibility study will be successful.
The proof of feasibility in Phase I will lead to further development in Phase II and finally to the publication of an educational software program incorporating TouchSense technology."
REINVENTING 5 A DAY TESTED INTERVENTION WITH TECHNOLOGY,2R44CA086552-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"KLEIN BUENDEL, INC.","1667 Cole Blvd, Ste 225",,GOLDEN,CO,80401-,Yes,No,No,Mary Buller,,3033888766,BULLERM@AMC.ORG,Mary K. Buller,,7202166672,mbuller@kleinbuendel.com,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Emerging Internet-based technology has
vast potential to extend cancer prevention communications and interventions
widely through corporate wellness markets. While access to web-based technology
is not yet universal, computer-based tools for worksite health promotion offer
the potential for significantly increasing the accessibility of programs and
breadth of option that employers can provide. Currently, 51 percent of
worksites with 750+ employees use Internet, Intranet or kiosk-based delivery
channels for lifestyle behaviors change programs. A 1999 national survey of
worksites found that, in as few as 3 years, computer-based programs could
become the most feasible and comprehensive channel for employee health
promotion. Of all the dietary factors related to cancer prevention, research
evidence is most consistent for an inverse association between cancer risk and
fruit and vegetable consumption. We will produce a web-based multimedia
worksite 5 A Day health promotion program with computer resources for worksite
wellness professionals and educational interfaces and communication features
for employees. The multimedia program is based on successful worksite 5 A Day
interventions developed by researchers at the AMC Cancer Research Center (AMC)
and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in NCI-funded ROl projects.
Partners for Health Systems, Inc. will collaborate with AMC, FHCRC, and the
Produce for Better Health Foundation on multimedia development and evaluation.
A pair-matched randomized controlled trial with 800 employees and 64 worksite
wellness professionals in 32 companies will test the effectiveness of the
web-based 5 A Day Program at increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables
and its efficacy for Phase III commercialization.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
Worksite health promotion programs are considering by employers to be one of the most effective strategies for managing health care costs, increasing employee moral, and improving employee health status. The interactive multimedia nutrition education program created in this project will represent the next generation in worksite health promotion technologies. It will have application in any and all worksite wellness settings as personal computers and Internet/Intranet systems expand in the workplace."
REINVENTING 5 A DAY TESTED INTERVENTION WITH TECHNOLOGY,2R44CA086552-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,1434077.00,"KLEIN BUENDEL, INC.","1667 Cole Blvd, Ste 225",,GOLDEN,CO,80401-,Yes,No,No,Mary Buller,,3033888766,BULLERM@AMC.ORG,Mary K. Buller,,7202166672,mbuller@kleinbuendel.com,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Emerging Internet-based technology has
vast potential to extend cancer prevention communications and interventions
widely through corporate wellness markets. While access to web-based technology
is not yet universal, computer-based tools for worksite health promotion offer
the potential for significantly increasing the accessibility of programs and
breadth of option that employers can provide. Currently, 51 percent of
worksites with 750+ employees use Internet, Intranet or kiosk-based delivery
channels for lifestyle behaviors change programs. A 1999 national survey of
worksites found that, in as few as 3 years, computer-based programs could
become the most feasible and comprehensive channel for employee health
promotion. Of all the dietary factors related to cancer prevention, research
evidence is most consistent for an inverse association between cancer risk and
fruit and vegetable consumption. We will produce a web-based multimedia
worksite 5 A Day health promotion program with computer resources for worksite
wellness professionals and educational interfaces and communication features
for employees. The multimedia program is based on successful worksite 5 A Day
interventions developed by researchers at the AMC Cancer Research Center (AMC)
and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in NCI-funded ROl projects.
Partners for Health Systems, Inc. will collaborate with AMC, FHCRC, and the
Produce for Better Health Foundation on multimedia development and evaluation.
A pair-matched randomized controlled trial with 800 employees and 64 worksite
wellness professionals in 32 companies will test the effectiveness of the
web-based 5 A Day Program at increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables
and its efficacy for Phase III commercialization.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
Worksite health promotion programs are considering by employers to be one of the most effective strategies for managing health care costs, increasing employee moral, and improving employee health status. The interactive multimedia nutrition education program created in this project will represent the next generation in worksite health promotion technologies. It will have application in any and all worksite wellness settings as personal computers and Internet/Intranet systems expand in the workplace."
Aerosol Can Evacuation & Compaction Device for Shipboard Use,N00024-02-C-4111,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,438583.00,"LANCORP ADVANCED SYSTEMS, INC.",202 International Drive Pittsburgh International I,,Oakdale,PA,15071,Yes,No,No,Frederick A. Lancaster,President/CEO,7246952588,lancastr@city-net.com,Aaron Tompkins,Lead Staff Engineer,7246952157,ajt883@aol.com,"""LANCORP Advanced Systems Incorporated, tasked under the NAVSEASmall Business Innovative Research Project N00-124 ""Aerosol CanAvoiding Device"" Phase I, designed and constructed an automatedaerosol can evacuator and compacting device that is small enoughto fit aboard ship and economical to pay back in less than ayear. This device, called the CANPIRE, is air operated allowingfor a can to be processed every ten seconds, evacuating theentire contents into an integral 55-gallon drum and thendepositing the recyclable steel can into a separate receptaclefor salvage or disposal. The CANPIRE allows for the disposal ofthe intended waste, the remaining contents of the can, but doingit in a efficient and safe manner controlling all of the effluentand residual vapors.BENEFITS: The Canpire will benefit not only the Navy by reducing the cost to dispose of aerosol cans by at least 80 percent, but it will benefit the general public and industry by providing a practical, easy, efficient and low costmethod to recycle aerosol cans."""
Investigation of Diode Lasers for Large Area Applique Removal,N00421-02-C-3084,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,754781.00,"LANCORP ADVANCED SYSTEMS, INC.",202 International Drive Pittsburgh International I,,Oakdale,PA,15071,Yes,No,No,Frederick Lancaster,Pres/CEO,7246952588,lancastr@city-net.com,Fred Lancaster,Principal Investigator,7246952588,lancastr@city-net.com,"""The objective of this Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project by LANCORP Advanced Systems (LANCORP ASI) Pittsburgh, PA entitled ""Investigation of Diode Lasers for Removal of Large Area Appliqu┐"" in response to Navy project N00-100 ""LargeArea Appliqu┐ Removal"" and continuation of the Phase I Project is to perform in depth materials testing leading to qualification of the diode laser stripping process for Navy Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. LANCORP ASI has developed an effective andenvironmentally acceptable process for removing appliqu┐s from composite and metallic substrates. This was successfully demonstrated during the Phase I project having removed a variety of appliqu┐ samples using the diode laser stripping method and it wasalso demonstrated that the process is six times faster than the current method for decoating appliqu┐s. Our approach is to build upon this success by performing in-depth qualitative testing and undergoing a five-cycle coating/decoating test coupled withmaterial testing. This will prove the diode lasers process as safe and repeatable in the ability to remove appliqu┐s. The project will conclude with a detailed design of a full-scale system for rapid removal from aircraft surfaces in a depotenvironment.BENEFITS: While laser stripping technology is not new, the efficient and practical use is. This is what diode laser stripping brings to industy, a cost effective, fast, easy to use method f"
Computerized Rangeland Level III Monitoring System,2002-33610-11891,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,79828.00,Land EKG. Inc.,6085 Browning Lane,,Bozeman,MT,59718,Yes,No,No,Sara Orchard,Operations Director,4065827480,sorchard@montana.net,Charles Orchard,,4065827480,corchard@montana.net,"Phase 1 project will research and establish feasibility of integrating three independent, state of the art, rangeland assessment/monitoring techniques. This will produce a standardized, ecologically comprehensive, paper based Level III rangeland monitoring system for use on public and private lands. Project will be collaborated with USDA ARS research scientists. Subsequent research will determine technical feasibility to employ automatic digital recording capabilities with assembled software to speed data entry and management. The US contains more than 300,000,000 hectares of rangeland producing annual estimated forage values of $5.9 billion for agricultural producers, and numerous other economic, ecological, and societal values. The chief commercial use of rangelands in the United States is livestock grazing to produce food, fiber, and draft animals. Serious degradation can and has resulted in the irreversible loss of the capabity of rangelands to produce commodities and satisfy ecological and social values. High value is placed on sustaining and improving resource ""function"" for future generations. Concerns have been raised regarding the ""health"" of rangeland ecosystems, and current scientific data, from multiple evolutionary rangeland monitoring techniques, can not determine whether rangelands are improving or degrading. Research and develoment for an optimal, standardized monitoring system is economically, socially, and environmentally important."
SBIR/STTR Phase II: Advanced Question Answering,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Language Computer Corporation,2435 N. Central Expressway,Suite 1200,Richardson,TX,75080-,Yes,No,No,,,,,Mihai Surdeanu,,2143788151,mihai@languagecomputer.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is developing an advanced questions answering (QA) system with the use of innovative natural language processing (NLP). The specific areas addressed by this project are: (1) a true open-domain, high precision QA system optimized for commercial deployment; (2) distributed processing that provides an unprecedented QU system response time; and (3) system management and reporting tools for real-time customer feedback.
The final product will provide accurate and short answers to questions asked in plain English. The need for this capability is widespread in companies, government agencies, and among individuals. The users may be casual questioners who ask simple factual questions, consumers who look for specific product features and prices, research analysis that collect market, finance, or business information, or professional information analysts such as law enforcement officials searching for very specific information requiring considerable expertise."
SBIR/STTR Phase II: Advanced Question Answering,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,2,500000.00,Language Computer Corporation,2435 N. Central Expressway,Suite 1200,Richardson,TX,75080-,Yes,No,No,,,,,Mihai Surdeanu,,2143788151,mihai@languagecomputer.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is developing an advanced questions answering (QA) system with the use of innovative natural language processing (NLP). The specific areas addressed by this project are: (1) a true open-domain, high precision QA system optimized for commercial deployment; (2) distributed processing that provides an unprecedented QU system response time; and (3) system management and reporting tools for real-time customer feedback.
The final product will provide accurate and short answers to questions asked in plain English. The need for this capability is widespread in companies, government agencies, and among individuals. The users may be casual questioners who ask simple factual questions, consumers who look for specific product features and prices, research analysis that collect market, finance, or business information, or professional information analysts such as law enforcement officials searching for very specific information requiring considerable expertise."
Automated Verb Sense Identification,N00178-02-C-3074,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69985.00,Language Computer Corporation,2435 N. Central Expressway,Suite 1200,Richardson,TX,75080-,Yes,No,No,Dan Moldovan,President and CEO,2143788311,moldovan@languagecomputer.com,Mihai Surdeanu,VP Engineering,2143788311,mihai@languagecomputer.com,"""Language Computer Corporation (LCC) is the leader in open-domain Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) and other natural language processing (NLP)technologies such as Question Answering (QA) and Summarization.This proposed work builds on our experience with semanticallydisambiguating all verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs inopen-domain texts.The WSD approach uses hybrid methods that combine machine readabledictionaries, iterative algorithms, and machine learning.LCC's WSD algorithm will be extended with advanced proprietary NLP toolssuch as a high-performance probabilistic parser and named-entityrecognizer, and tailored for the military domain with dedicatedmachine learning algorithms.The WSD technology developed in this Phase 1 project will be used toimprove the other NLP products currently developed at LCC: QA,Information Extraction, Summarization, and Semantic Indexing. The WSD system developed as a result of this Phase I project will beintegrated in other commercial natural language products developed atLCC, such as Question Answering (QA), Information Extraction (IE),Summarization, and Semantic Indexing. In addition, a WSD softwarepackage will be prepared and market as a NLP developmenttool. However, the market for such a tool is rather small compared tothe QA and IE market on which the impact of the WSD technology will befelt. LCC is currently marketing its QA and IE products togovernment, media, and Internet service providers as"
Pocketable Language Translation System for use in Noisy Environments,N00014-02-M-0225,DOD,NAVY,STTR,2002,1,69924.00,"LANGUAGE SYSTEMS, INC.",5959 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Ste 340,,Woodland Hills,CA,91367,Yes,No,No,Christine Montgomery,President,8187035034,chris@lsi.com,Christine Montgomery,Pincipal Investigator,8187035034,chris@lsi.com,"""A critical requirement in combating terrorism is the ability to acquire advance knowledge of the plans and intentions of terrorist groups. As a step toward this goal, this solicitation requests the development of a pocketable device to identifysignificant foreign language conversations based on key words and to translate such conversations. In the proposed work, LSI will build upon the PocTransT (Pocketable translator) technology previously developed for ONR, and on our core voice-to-voicetranslation technology. In order to prove the feasibility of the concept outlined above, we have defined several sets of tasks which will allow us to construct an initial version of such a system, experimentally test it, and demonstrate a functionalprototype. These sets of tasks are comprised of linguistic development tasks, system development tasks, and tasks which will experimentally test a range of novel methods for improving recognition of key words in noisy environments by applying noisecancellation and filtering techniques. Finally, the functional prototype derived from these tasks and experiments will be demonstrated. The objective of the Phase I Option tasks is to evaluate design alternatives for a ruggedized system, and to produce areport detailing the evaluation, and presenting design recommendations. There are numerous commercial uses for this technology in law enforcement, fire/paramedic, and critical incident response operations. Language Systems Inc. (LSI) is especially interested in these areas, since the organizations involved are currentclients for our PC Windows-based two-way voice-to-voice translation systems. (See our web site at www.lsi.com.)"""
Adaptive Online Assessment of Mathematical Problem Solving Strategy Applications for Students with Learning Disabilities,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,96080.00,LEARNIMATION,53 WEST 90TH ST STE4,,New York,NY,10024-1586,Yes,No,No,,,,,Sarah Manning,,2124967536,sarah@learnimation.com,"This SBIR Phase I project from Learnimation (TM) will produce a browser-based assessment and feedback engine prototype that evaluates mathematical problem solving skills for students with learning disabilities. This assessment engine prototype will provide adaptive instruction in a learning environment designed to meet individual students' needs. It will also provide adaptive guidance to a student's teacher and caregiver. The importance of high level mathematical problem solving and reasoning and the assessment of these skills is emphasized for all students by the national standards-governing bodies in the United States (NCTM, AAAS, NRC), yet as many as 6% of all school age children have severe math deficits with very few tools at their disposal to help them gain fluency and measure accountability in an increasingly information-based society.
This investigation will provide an alternative assessment platform for mathematics skill development designed specifically for learning disabilities and will ensure that all students with disabilities are included in the present national educational assessment reforms."
Online Instructional Toolss for Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving to Learning Disabled Students,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,2,150000.00,LEARNIMATION,53 WEST 90TH ST STE4,,New York,NY,10024-1586,Yes,No,No,,,,,Sarah Manning,,2124967536,,N/A
Online Diagnostic Tools for Math Disabilities,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,75000.00,LEARNIMATION,53 WEST 90TH ST STE4,,New York,NY,10024-1586,Yes,No,No,,,,,Sarah Manning,,2124967536,sarah@learnimation.com,Learnimation proposes the research and development of a reliable and valid Universal Design Model of a web-based multimedia diagnostic tool to be utilized in the assessment of specific cognitive deficits in elementary school students with math disabilities. This diagnostic instrument is to be based on validated education research and cognitive frameworks in the emerging fields of cognitive science and math disabilities. It will be an animated on line assessment environment designed to tease out a handful of the sub-skill deficiencies in students with math disabilities. It will suppor several disability extensions including vision and hearing impairments. This diagnostic tool will genereate actionable information to assist educators in developing academic intervention strategies and in targeting skill-specific cognitive development remediation for students struggling with learning mathmatics.
Online Instructional Toolss for Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving to Learning Disabled Students,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,LEARNIMATION,53 WEST 90TH ST STE4,,New York,NY,10024-1586,Yes,No,No,,,,,Sarah Manning,,2124967536,,N/A
A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE HIV MEDICATION COMPLIANCE,1R43AI052634-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,557813.00,"LIFETECHNIQUES, INC.","LIFETECHNIQUES, INC.",217 Alamo Plaza,SAN ANTONIO,TX,78205 2692,Yes,No,No,Vesta Brue,,8059659200,VESTABRUE@USA.NET,Vesta Brue,,8054481292,vestabrue@usa.net,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has led to one of the most costly and devastating epidemics of the last twenty years. Untreated, the virus slowly destroys the immune system, leading to significant morbidity and virtually 100% mortality within two to twenty years after initial infection. Fortunately, recent advances in antiviral therapy have allowed for almost complete inhibition of viral replication in infected individuals. Unfortunately, the ability of the virus to rapidly mutate and become resistant to treatments necessitates the administration of multiple medications, using complex dosing schedules, in order to maintain viral suppression. Although adherence to these complicated treatment regimens is paramount, even the most vigilant persons often have difficulty maintaining these protocols for extended periods of time. The purpose of this project is to design and develop a prototype device that will allow convenient storage and transport of antiretroviral medications for persons infected with HIV. The device will further function as an aid to compliance by incorporating reminding alarms at dosing times and usage reporting functions. Once developed, the device will be tested in clinical trials in order to determine its usability and functionality in increasing medication compliance in persons infected with HIV."
"Development of a New, Low Frequency, Rf-Focused Linac Structure",DE-FG03-02ER83479,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99978.00,Linac Systems,"1208 Marigold Drive, NE",,Albuquerque,NM,87122 0112,Yes,No,No,Barbara C. Swenson,70755,5057981904,daswenson@aol.com,Donald A. Swenson,,5057981904,daswenson@aol.com,"70755 The acceleration of proton, light-ion, and heavy-ion beams are important for many scientific, medical, industrial, and defense applications. Developments that reduce the size, cost, and complexity of these accelerator systems would be welcome. The weakest link in most accelerator systems is the low energy end, where the disruptive effects of acceleration are the greatest and the focusing forces are weakest. This project will develop an rf-focused linac structure that promises significant size, efficiency, performance, and cost advantages over existing linac structures for the acceleration of low energy light and heavy ions. The cavity configuration will yield modest sized structures, even for the low rf frequencies that are required for most heavy ion applications. Phase I will develop a basic understanding of the new rf-focused linac structure, optimize its performance and geometry as a function of particle velocity, develop methods for economical fabrication of the structure, identify significant applications, and estimate the size, cost, and performance of the structures for these applications. The fabrication of an operating prototype will be conducted in Phase II. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The scientific applications for the new type of accelerator include basic particle physics, muon acceleration, and rare isotope acceleration. The medical, industrial, and defense applications include radioisotope production, thermal neutron beam production, ion implantation, and explosive and mine detection."
"Accelerator-Based, Epithermal Neutron Source for BNCT",DE-FG03-02ER83480,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99947.00,Linac Systems,"1208 Marigold Drive, NE",,Albuquerque,NM,87122 0112,Yes,No,No,Barbara C. Swenson,70454,5057981904,daswenson@aol.com,Donald A. Swenson,,5057981904,daswenson@aol.com,"70454 Intense beams of epithermal neutrons, at sites close to major medical centers, are needed to advance the development of the boron neutron capture modality of cancer therapy. Particle accelerators are the top candidates to meet this need. This project will develop a new rf-focused drift tube linear accelerator structure as an economical source for these neutron beams. The source will consist of a compact proton linac to accelerate an intense beam of protons, a neutron production target to produce the neutrons, and a moderator to moderate their energy. Phase I will identifying the basic parameters of the neutron source, including the ion source, proton linac, and the neutron target/moderator assembly. Mechanical designs for the proton linac will be produced, with particular emphasis on the requirement for high intensity, continuous operation. An operating prototype of the compact proton linac will be developed, built and tested in Phase II. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: An accelerator-based source of neutrons should have application to the production of intense beams of epithermal neutrons for cancer therapy. Industrial applications include thermal neutron radiography, non-destructive testing, and explosive and land mine detection."
Development of a Nemeth math to Latex backtranslator system,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,75000.00,Logical Software Solutions,8200 Chambray Ct.,Suite B117,Plano,TX,75025 5523,Yes,No,No,,,,,Deepa Gopal,,4694676569,deepa_gopal@hotmail.com,N/A
PolyRAD Space Radiation Shield for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Microelectronics,NAS8-02113,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,Longhill Engineering,140 New Hope - Crimora Road,,Waynesboro,VA,22980 0120,Yes,No,No,Georgia K. Alvis-Long,President,5403630104,Longhill_Engineering@Yahoo.Com,Edward Long,Principal Investigator,5403630104,Longhill_Engineering@Yahoo.Com,"PolyRAD, a radiation shielding material, was demonstrated in a Phase I study. Three densities were fabricated: 15.3, 10.0, and 4.0 g/cc with mass and dimensional deviations of 0.27 % and 0.3 %, 0.6 % and 0.6 %, and 1.2 % and 1.4 % respectively. Outgassing tests yielded TML's less than 0.06 % and CVCM's less than 0.02 %. Mechanical flex and shear property tests showed the expected increase in modulus with density and strengths sufficient to enable handling without breakage. Data from electron radiation exposure tests and theoretical modeling agreed well for the three densities thus there is confidence in modeling prediction that a 20-mil (0.051 cm) PolyRAD shield can reduce the annual TID in GEO to less than 5 krads/year. These technical performances, combined with its simple and low-cost application to individual parts or large board, are a clear indication that PolyRAD can reliably and cost effectively enable successful commercial and NASA/DOD space applications of state-of-the-art, commercial-off-the-shelf microelectronics. The work planned for Phase II is intended to introduce and apply PolyRAD in the NASA and commercial communities."
PolyRAD Space Radiation Shield for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Microelectronics,NAS8-02113,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599971.00,Longhill Engineering,140 New Hope - Crimora Road,,Waynesboro,VA,22980 0120,Yes,No,No,Georgia K. Alvis-Long,President,5403630104,Longhill_Engineering@Yahoo.Com,Edward Long,Principal Investigator,5403630104,Longhill_Engineering@Yahoo.Com,"PolyRAD, a radiation shielding material, was demonstrated in a Phase I study. Three densities were fabricated: 15.3, 10.0, and 4.0 g/cc with mass and dimensional deviations of 0.27 % and 0.3 %, 0.6 % and 0.6 %, and 1.2 % and 1.4 % respectively. Outgassing tests yielded TML's less than 0.06 % and CVCM's less than 0.02 %. Mechanical flex and shear property tests showed the expected increase in modulus with density and strengths sufficient to enable handling without breakage. Data from electron radiation exposure tests and theoretical modeling agreed well for the three densities thus there is confidence in modeling prediction that a 20-mil (0.051 cm) PolyRAD shield can reduce the annual TID in GEO to less than 5 krads/year. These technical performances, combined with its simple and low-cost application to individual parts or large board, are a clear indication that PolyRAD can reliably and cost effectively enable successful commercial and NASA/DOD space applications of state-of-the-art, commercial-off-the-shelf microelectronics. The work planned for Phase II is intended to introduce and apply PolyRAD in the NASA and commercial communities."
Innovative Information Technologies - Theater-Deployable Self-Healing Free-Space Optical Networks for Mobile Security and Command and Control Operatio,F33615-02-M-4011,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99972.00,LSA,1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1300,,Arlington,VA,22202,Yes,No,No,"John G. Lehman, Jr.","Director, Photonics Div.",6103635808,jglehman@lsainc.com,Dale R. Tyczka,Principal Investigator,6103635808,dtyczka@lsainc.com,"""Free-space optical communication's inherently low probability of intercept, resistance to jamming, lack of licensing requirements, ease of use, high-speed capability, and compact size make it an ideal addition to the array of equipment that can be used toform a battlefield network backbone.We propose to develop a field-transportable, mobile free-space-optical auto-reconfiguring self-healing tactical communication (FASTCOM) network to meet the needs of robust, theater-deployable communications. We will accomplish this by integratingsophisticated optical tracking techniques, GPS equipment, and COTS switches and routers with our considerable equipment experience and proven expertise in free-space optical communication systems. The system will operate in a mobile-mesh topology and willconsist of multiple communication nodes, each containing several individual eye-safe and covert optical transceiver subsystems. The communication nodes will be low-profile units that take advantage of GPS data to determine and relay their own positions tothe rest of the network, along with the positions and identifications of all nodes to which they are connected. This will ensure that even if one node or communication pathway is lost, the network can quickly and efficiently heal itself to handle heavy,continuous network traffic at speeds exceeding 1 Gbps. Reconfigurable, high-speed wireless computer networks have numerous applications in military, comm"
Internal Periscope Displays for Embedded Training,M67854-02-C-0004,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,99800.00,LSA,1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1300,,Arlington,VA,22202,Yes,No,No,"John G. Lehman, Jr.",Director,6103635808,jglehman@lsainc.com,Alvin B. Cabato,Principal Investigator,6103635808,cabato@lsainc.com,"""LSA proposes to develop a visual display monitor that can be permanently built into the periscopes on the AAAV to provide embedded training capabilities. Our novel approach provides three modes of operation. The system can be switched ON so that thedisplay becomes opaque for presenting the simulated out-the-window (OTW) view provided by the on-board embedded training simulator server. The display can be switched OFF so that the synthetic imagery display is transparent and the vehicle operator canview outside of the vehicle in a normal fashion through the periscope. A third state is added to further enhance the functionality of the internal display by allowing the system to superimpose synthetic imagery over the OTW view. In training, thiscapability allows synthesized targets to be overlayed on the real- world view. On the battlefield, navigation status and reconnaissance data can be incorporated in the OTW view, augmenting situational awareness without obscuring important details.Allowing the operator to maintain focus on the periscope view port and stay aware of crucial status information will enhance battlefield effectiveness. This proposal specifically aims to outfit the AAAV with ruggedized periscope displays as part of theembedded training system, but the technologies presented here can be applied to other vehicles as well. Military applications will include integration of high-resolution displays into other armored vehicl"
Digital Wireless/Copper Data Bus Combination for Intercommunication System Applications,N68335-03-C-0027,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69994.00,LSA,1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1300,,Arlington,VA,22202,Yes,No,No,Dietmar S. Tech,Vice President,7034164600,dtech@pipeline.com,Robert E. Lee,Sr. Engineer/Program Mana,7034164600,jsflsa@pipeline.com,"""In this proposal, we describe an innovative freespace optical (FSO) solution to provide a robust wireless, high-data rate 100Mbps digital Ethernet bus architecture for the E-2C Hawkeye carrier-based tactical airborne warning and control system platformIntercommunications System (ICS). Our approach leverages on current work we are conducting on development of mobile access to computing and visual display systems for Air Force Information Operations (IO) and Command and Control (C2) environments . Thearchitecture is based on extensions to the IrDA and/or IEEE 802.11 standards and will be fully compliant with the Joint Tactical Architecture Version 4.0 and the Joint Tactical Radio System development. The optical solution we propose will providecomplete, TEMPEST compliant, and secure untethered connection for the E-2C digital ICS via a wireless optical interface from Ethernet equipped ICS nodes to the aircraft ethernet server. Implementation of this solution will result in greatly reducing thecomplexity of wiring multiple ICS nodes within the aircraft and will improve ICS system reliablity and maintainability. Potential commercial applications include airport tower internal/external communciations and data transfer, implementation of wirelessLANs in emergency response centers, and commercial airline cockpit-to-cabin intercom systems, and/or wireless connection of individual aircraft seat audio/visual systems."""
Free Space Optics Near-ship Low Probability of Detection Communication Capability,N00178-03-C-3019,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69982.00,LSA,1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1300,,Arlington,VA,22202,Yes,No,No,Dietmar S. Tech,Vice President,7034164600,dtech@pipeline.com,Dale R. Tyczka,Principal Investigator,6103635808,dtyczka@lsainc.com,"""Free-space optical (FSO) communication's inherently low probability of intercept, resistance to jamming, lack of licensing requirements, ease of use, high-speed capability, and compact size make it an ideal addition to the array of equipment that can beused to form a near-ship network backbone.We propose to develop a littoral and near-ship communication (LANSCOM) network to satisfy the modern military's need for robust high-data-rate communication between ships and shore-based platforms. We will accomplish the goals of this program byintegrating sophisticated optical tracking techniques, COTS network electronics, GPS equipment, and miniature protocol-independent FSO transceivers that can be mounted on small vehicles or carried and operated by individual personnel. This system will bedesigned for compatibility with future communication needs, as well, and will extend high-data-rate communication to support craft, UAVs and manned aircraft. Our considerable equipment experience and proven expertise in FSO communication systems place usin a unique position to develop a system that addresses all of the relevant issues, from link availability to marketing strategies. Robust, high-speed wireless computer networks have numerous applications in military, commercial and industrial settings. They are characterized by fast setup, upgrade and reconfiguration, and thus can benefit mobile tactical operations that are heavilydependent on access"
Free Space Optics Ship to Ship Network Communication Capability,N00178-03-C-3023,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69998.00,LSA,1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1300,,Arlington,VA,22202,Yes,No,No,Dietmar S. Tech,Vice President,7034164600,tech@pipeline.com,"John G. Lehman, Jr.",Principal Investigator,6103635808,jglehman@lsainc.com,"""Theater logistics, security, and Command and Control all require communication of huge amounts of tactical information and sensor data in order to locate the enemy and his assets, identify vulnerable targets, and prevent friendly casualties by neutralizingthreats before they can inflict damage. Moderate range ship-to-ship communications can use free space optics (FSO) to take advantage of the unregulated infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to minimize or eliminate RF emissions. We propose toinvestigate the feasibility of developing a Free Space Optics (FSO) Ship to Ship Network Communication system that can be used to form a nominally 50 km range, variable data rate, non line-of-sight connection to facilitate secure and interference freecommunications between moving ships. The FSO system is based on a novel building-block transceiver implementation to integrate all of the necessary features into a small, rugged package suitable for ship and small UAV installation. As envisioned, thesystem would provide: ship-to-ship line-of-slight (LOS) communications, ship to aircraft and ashore communications (Non-LOS), accommodate a variable-speed data rate to operate reliably in all kinds of weather (from 100 Mbps to 64Kbps), and operate in theeye-safe 1550nm wavelength region of the spectrum. Relevant near-term applications are present in both military and commercial markets. They include: High bandwidth data communications betw"
Multi-Spectral Low-Light Imaging,USZA22-02-P-0612,DOD,SOCOM,SBIR,2002,1,99942.00,LSA,1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1300,,Arlington,VA,22202,Yes,No,No,"John G. Lehman, Jr.",Director,6103635808,jglehman@lsainc.com,Alvin B. Cabato,Principal Investigator,6103635808,cabato@lsainc.com,"""Night-vision systems have significantly enhanced military operations in low-light conditions. These systems have improved greatly since their introduction; their resolution, light sensitivity, and signal-to-noise ratio have increased. However, currentcommercial night-vision systems produce a monochrome image on the intensifier tube screen. While these systems are extremely useful, their performance could be greatly enhanced if the color of objects could be discriminated. We propose a solution toachieve color night vision using existing intensifier technology and monolithic filters to provide color. Multistate color filters are placed in line with an image intensifier tube. The filters have a single aperture that can be switched to pass red,green, blue (RGB) wavelengths. When the wavelength passed by the filters is cycled rapidly through RGB, the human visual system perceives the images as a single, full-color image. The design has several advantages over alternative designs and is a leadingcandidate for a manufacturable, low-cost, color, night-vision system. Our design is solid state, i.e. has no moving parts. The filters are low-power devices that are ideal for portable, battery-operated systems. Also, our design has reduced complexity andsize over multi-tube systems, making it easy to incorporate into existing night vision systems. Relevant applications are present in both military and commercial markets. The proposed device is a"
sbir/sttr phase i: Force Transducer based on Phase-Modulated Optical Polarimetry,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,97406.00,"M K Optics & Vision, Ltd.",10473 Misty Ridge,,Concord Township,OH,44077,Yes,No,No,,,,,Jeffrey Mackey,,4403509966,jrmackey@en.com,"This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I project describes the development of a high sensitivity, large dynamic range force transducer capable of measuring transient force changes in tension and compression. The operating principal is based on the change in optical properties at the molecular level with loading of a pre-stressed polymer material. The polymer acts as a linkage to which a force would be applied either in compression or tension. The molecular deformation of the polymer linkage will be analyzed using miniature optical components arranged as a phase-modulated polarimeter capable of birefringence measurements on the order of 10^-9. Calibration of the measured birefringence with known loads will provide the necessary calibration parameters.
Potential commercial instrument would be capable of directional force, pressure and acceleration measurements and would be extremely accurate for measuring low-level forces. Since the force transducer is based on optical techniques, it would be immune to electronic noise, and would allow measurement of rapidly changing loads."
DEVELOPMENT OF LIPOSOME COMPLEXED RNA QUALITY CONTROLS,2R44GM062085-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,738399.00,"MAINE MOLECULAR QUALITY CONTROLS, INC.",10 SOUTHGATE ROAD,SUITE 170,SCARBOROUGH,ME,04074,Yes,No,No,Joan Gordon,,2078858115,JGORDON@MMQCI.COM,Clark A. Rundell,,2078852733,RUNDELL@MMQCI.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The explosion of new molecular laboratory tests has significantly improved diagnosis and management of leukemia, but the problem of a renewable supply of stable controls for test validation has not been resolved. The current paradigm of using cell lines or patient specimens for quality assurance is unsatisfactory because materials are unstable, potentially infectious, of limited supply, and cannot be processed through routine test extractions. Patient confidentiality is problematic and each specimen has only one genotype, thus making control of multiplex tests, including gene chips, prohibitively expensive. Phase II will produce synthetic, stable, non-infectious, multi-analyte controls for quality assurance of molecular-based leukemia tests. Feasibility of our novel approach was demonstrated by Phase I production of stable, cationic liposome-complexed RNA, useful as controls in BCR-ABL clinical tests. Phase II manufacture of a comprehensive Leukemia Control Set begins by creating seven additional clone banks containing leukemic gene segments. RNA will be produced in vitro and stabilized with liposome complexes generated by Phase I proprietary techniques. Reference gene segments will be incorporated to render controls useful for minimal residual disease quantification tests used to direct therapies. The proposed project makes a significant contribution to the support and implementation of critical molecular tests for leukemia."
DEVELOPMENT OF LIPOSOME COMPLEXED RNA QUALITY CONTROLS,2R44GM062085-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"MAINE MOLECULAR QUALITY CONTROLS, INC.",10 SOUTHGATE ROAD,SUITE 170,SCARBOROUGH,ME,04074,Yes,No,No,Joan Gordon,,2078858115,JGORDON@MMQCI.COM,Clark A. Rundell,,2078852733,RUNDELL@MMQCI.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The explosion of new molecular laboratory tests has significantly improved diagnosis and management of leukemia, but the problem of a renewable supply of stable controls for test validation has not been resolved. The current paradigm of using cell lines or patient specimens for quality assurance is unsatisfactory because materials are unstable, potentially infectious, of limited supply, and cannot be processed through routine test extractions. Patient confidentiality is problematic and each specimen has only one genotype, thus making control of multiplex tests, including gene chips, prohibitively expensive. Phase II will produce synthetic, stable, non-infectious, multi-analyte controls for quality assurance of molecular-based leukemia tests. Feasibility of our novel approach was demonstrated by Phase I production of stable, cationic liposome-complexed RNA, useful as controls in BCR-ABL clinical tests. Phase II manufacture of a comprehensive Leukemia Control Set begins by creating seven additional clone banks containing leukemic gene segments. RNA will be produced in vitro and stabilized with liposome complexes generated by Phase I proprietary techniques. Reference gene segments will be incorporated to render controls useful for minimal residual disease quantification tests used to direct therapies. The proposed project makes a significant contribution to the support and implementation of critical molecular tests for leukemia."
VALIDATION PRODUCTS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS MOLECULAR TESTS,2R44DK061880-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"MAINE MOLECULAR QUALITY CONTROLS, INC.",10 SOUTHGATE ROAD,SUITE 170,SCARBOROUGH,ME,04074,Yes,No,No,Joan Gordon,,2078858115,JGORDON@MMQCI.COM,Clark A. Rundell,,2078852733,RUNDELL@MMQCI.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase II project develops a novel,
comprehensive set of control products for quality assurance of molecular-based
cystic fibrosis (OF) diagnostic tests. Controls are tested alongside patient
specimens, as required by Federal regulations, to ensure quality in medical
testing. Adoption of molecular diagnostics technology is inhibited by lack of
commercial quality controls. Patient-based materials are often used as
controls, which presents issues of patient confidentiality, infection risk and
limited supply. Phase I research demonstrated feasibility of an innovative
system for production of stable, renewable, noninfectious controls. In Phase
II, constructs will be engineered to contain 16 medically important CF gene
segments that carry forty-seven common CF diagnostic mutations. A unique
cassette scheme for assembly of segments will yield a construct easily modified
to accommodate new molecular tests. The construct will be stabilized by a
proprietary technology and suspended in a biological matrix to mimic patient
samples. Our control set will validate CF diagnostic assays and will serve as a
model system to produce quality assurance products for genetic tests designed
to detect multiple mutations. The availability of these products is important
to medical diagnostics and makes a significant contribution to patient care by
ensuring quality of genetic testing results.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE"
VALIDATION PRODUCTS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS MOLECULAR TESTS,2R44DK061880-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,606710.00,"MAINE MOLECULAR QUALITY CONTROLS, INC.",10 SOUTHGATE ROAD,SUITE 170,SCARBOROUGH,ME,04074,Yes,No,No,Joan Gordon,,2078858115,JGORDON@MMQCI.COM,Clark A. Rundell,,2078852733,RUNDELL@MMQCI.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase II project develops a novel,
comprehensive set of control products for quality assurance of molecular-based
cystic fibrosis (OF) diagnostic tests. Controls are tested alongside patient
specimens, as required by Federal regulations, to ensure quality in medical
testing. Adoption of molecular diagnostics technology is inhibited by lack of
commercial quality controls. Patient-based materials are often used as
controls, which presents issues of patient confidentiality, infection risk and
limited supply. Phase I research demonstrated feasibility of an innovative
system for production of stable, renewable, noninfectious controls. In Phase
II, constructs will be engineered to contain 16 medically important CF gene
segments that carry forty-seven common CF diagnostic mutations. A unique
cassette scheme for assembly of segments will yield a construct easily modified
to accommodate new molecular tests. The construct will be stabilized by a
proprietary technology and suspended in a biological matrix to mimic patient
samples. Our control set will validate CF diagnostic assays and will serve as a
model system to produce quality assurance products for genetic tests designed
to detect multiple mutations. The availability of these products is important
to medical diagnostics and makes a significant contribution to patient care by
ensuring quality of genetic testing results.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE"
Digital Data Download (D3) with Crash Survivable Memory,N68335-02-C-0398,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,1499921.00,"Management Sciences, Inc.","6022 Constitution Ave., NE",,Albuquerque,NM,87110-,Yes,No,No,Marlene Kay Blemel,President,5052558611,kay_blemel@mgtsciences.com,Kenneth G. Blemel,Principal Investigator,5052558611,ken_blemel@mgtsciences.com,"""Our Phase I SBIR project performed innovative research to addressthis problem. This research investigated the feasibility ofdeveloping a multi-purpose, crash survivable, universal flightinformation system and data recorder (UFDR). The UFDR willdigitally process and record structural, engine/propulsion,electrical/avionics, environmental, exceedance, and event data tocrash survivable memory with capacity for terrabytes of data. Itwill have advanced features for processing and storing voice anddata from Integrated Mechanical Diagnostics and data fromaircraft health monitoring sensors.The D3 is a ""single box"" solution that offers significantfunction, weight, and total ownership cost advantages overcurrent technology. The UFDR will incorporate a very high-speedtransceiver with data compression algorithms that will downloadhours of flight data in a few minutes making it unnecessary tospend millions on ""black box"" recovery. The architecture isbackwards compatible to legacy aircraft as well as futureaircraft. Reduced parts count and lower power consumption willdramatically improve fielded reliability. Field Programmable GateArrays will provide upgradeability, programming flexibility,flight data sensor management, enhanced reliability and productlongevity. This innovative approach is low cost, modular,expandable and configurable to support legacy, new and undefinedrequirements and communication protocols.BENEFITS: MSI is totally engaged in"
"Aircraft Wiring Characterization, Tracking, and Testing System (AWCTTS)",F42650-02-P-1917,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99875.00,"Management Sciences, Inc.","6022 Constitution Ave., NE",,Albuquerque,NM,87110-,Yes,No,No,Marlene Kay Blemel,President,5052558611,kay_blemel@mgtsciences.com,Kenneth G. Blemel,Principal Investigator,5052558611,ken_blemel@mgtsciences.com,"""This exciting proposal offers innovative research to prototype and demonstrate the feasibility of a low cost, portable PC software and inspection probe which acts as a wiring inspection unit to automate many tedious aircraft wiring inspection tasks. Theunit will provide inspectors with an automated sensing of wiring system faults, failures and problems of difficult-to-assess hazards hidden in dark areas, in bundles and in occluded spaces. The hand held probe will identify wiring type and use non-invasivereflectometry to scan along wiring and insulation for deterioration. The unit will employ chafing sensors to accurately locate points of damaged insulation, which can result in arcing or perhaps damage to hydraulic lines. The unit, built with a COTS PDA orportable, will log inspection results and comments and send the information to a central database. In addition, the unit will tag the wiring as inspected for actions by maintainers and as information for future inspections. In Phase I, our team willcapture requirements, develop architecture, build a prototype, and end with feasibility demonstrations. No such inspection system with such wide reaching innovations exists today. The software and portable unit that will result from this SBIR areapplicable to a wide variety of applications that parallel aircraft wiring inspection. It is particularly relevant to commercial aircraft wiring, plant maintenance, industrial process control, medi"
NOVEL EX VIVO GENE THERAPY FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY,1R43HD042333-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,155695.00,"MANDALMED, INC.",665 3rd Street,Suite 250,SAN FRANCISCO,CA,94107-1953,Yes,No,No,Constance John,,4153335570,CONNIE@MANDALMED.COM,Alpa A. Trivedi,,4153335570,ALPA@MANDALMED.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Phase I research is to
develop ex vivo gene therapy that will achieve long-term, localized delivery of
human neurotrophin-3 (hNT-3) in the rat contusion model of spinal cord injury.
Our overall goal is to develop cell-based delivery of neurotrophins and other
proteins as therapy for acute spinal cord injury. The following are the Phase I
specific aims:
Aim 1: To test functional recovery in response to NT-3 in rat spinal cord
injury model. Aim 2: To test the effect of methylprednisotone on NT-3 based
recovery of injured rats.
In Phase II research we will develop a stereotaxic injection method to
introduce cells into the injured spinal cords of rats, and study the effect of
delaying implantation (24 to 48 hours post-injury) on cell survival, protein
production, and functional recovery. Besides NT-3, we also will transduce cells
with virus that produces brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and look at
its effect alone and in combination with NT-3 on functional recovery in animal
models. Based on the results in Phase I we will continue working with
methylprednisolone. We will test the system in a primate model, and develop
human cells towards beginning Phase I clinical trials.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE"
MICROMATERIAL FABRICATION FOR BIOMOLECULE ANALYSIS,2R44RR014945-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,MASS CONSORTIUM CORPORATION,"7770 Regents Road, #113-345",,San Diego,CA,92122-1967,Yes,No,No,Milena Siuzdak,,6196779432,HTTP://WWW.MASSCONS.COM/,Zhouxin Shen,,8585810700,ZSHEN@MASSCONSORTIUM.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Technological improvements in biochemical
mass spectrometry have changed the way biomolecules are examined. No longer are
scientists relying solely on gels or other methods that have a high degree of error and a low degree of specificity. Yet even given the broad success of
techniques such as electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser
desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) there is still significant
potential for improvement to address biochemical problems. A new and promising
strategy for mass spectrometry, laser desorption/ionization from a porous
silicon surface, is a marriage between micromaterial fabrication and
microchemical approaches combined with laser-based desorption ionization
techniques. Desorption/ionization on silicon (DIOS) uses porous silicon to trap
analytes deposited on the surface and UV laser radiation is absorbed by the
silicon surface facilitating vaporization and ionization. Preliminary
experiments with DIOS-MS on biomolecules have allowed for the generation of
intact molecular ions with little or no fragmentation and sensitivity at least
as high as MALDI-MS. The primary goal of the proposed research is to optimize
porous silicon preparation for a large variety of biomolecules, high throughput
applications, and ultimately for the large-scale manufacture of these surfaces.
Given the tremendous growth in mass spectrometry-based applications for
biomolecule analysis, new technology that could further improve on small
molecule analysis and compatibility with microfluidics and silicon microchip
technology as well as impurity tolerance, sensitivity, and automation will have
an enormous impact in the biological sciences.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Given the tremendous growth in mass spectrometry-based applications for biomolecule analysis, new technology, such as desorption ionization on silicon (DIOS), that further improves mass spectrometry's compatibility with microfluidics and silicon microchip technology as well as in impurity tolerance, sensitivity, and automation will have an enormous impact in the pharmaceutical industry and biological sciences."
MICROMATERIAL FABRICATION FOR BIOMOLECULE ANALYSIS,2R44RR014945-02A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,625950.00,MASS CONSORTIUM CORPORATION,"7770 Regents Road, #113-345",,San Diego,CA,92122-1967,Yes,No,No,Milena Siuzdak,,6196779432,HTTP://WWW.MASSCONS.COM/,Zhouxin Shen,,8585810700,ZSHEN@MASSCONSORTIUM.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Technological improvements in biochemical
mass spectrometry have changed the way biomolecules are examined. No longer are
scientists relying solely on gels or other methods that have a high degree of error and a low degree of specificity. Yet even given the broad success of
techniques such as electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser
desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) there is still significant
potential for improvement to address biochemical problems. A new and promising
strategy for mass spectrometry, laser desorption/ionization from a porous
silicon surface, is a marriage between micromaterial fabrication and
microchemical approaches combined with laser-based desorption ionization
techniques. Desorption/ionization on silicon (DIOS) uses porous silicon to trap
analytes deposited on the surface and UV laser radiation is absorbed by the
silicon surface facilitating vaporization and ionization. Preliminary
experiments with DIOS-MS on biomolecules have allowed for the generation of
intact molecular ions with little or no fragmentation and sensitivity at least
as high as MALDI-MS. The primary goal of the proposed research is to optimize
porous silicon preparation for a large variety of biomolecules, high throughput
applications, and ultimately for the large-scale manufacture of these surfaces.
Given the tremendous growth in mass spectrometry-based applications for
biomolecule analysis, new technology that could further improve on small
molecule analysis and compatibility with microfluidics and silicon microchip
technology as well as impurity tolerance, sensitivity, and automation will have
an enormous impact in the biological sciences.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Given the tremendous growth in mass spectrometry-based applications for biomolecule analysis, new technology, such as desorption ionization on silicon (DIOS), that further improves mass spectrometry's compatibility with microfluidics and silicon microchip technology as well as in impurity tolerance, sensitivity, and automation will have an enormous impact in the pharmaceutical industry and biological sciences."
Lightweight Titanium Heat Exchangers,F33615-02-M-5323,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,Materials Resources International,"811 West 5th Street, Unit 2",,Lansdale,PA,19446 2283,Yes,No,No,Patricia A. Smith,Vice President,2156317111,pattis@mri-bluebell.com,Ronald W. Smith,Chief Technology Officer,2156317111,solution@voicenet.com,"""MRi proposes to develop cost effective braze joining methods for the fabrication of lightweight titanium heat exchangers. Such heat exchangers are targeted by the Air Force for use in advanced aircraft fluids heat exchanger systems in order for the weaponssystem to meet weight and cooling requirements. Development of joining processes for fabricating such light weight heat exchangers would increase both the fuel economy and aircraft performance.The proposed Phase I effort would investigate three approaches: i) MRi's new active solder alloys including Sn-Ag-Ti (200┐C) and Zn-Ag-Al (380┐C) and new Cu-Sn-Ag-Ti active filler metals with active metals and rare earth (lanthanides) additions thatpromise to make them more compatible for joining titanium, ii) higher temperature braze fillers that include Al, Cu, CuAg, InCuAgTi, CuNiTi and Ni-based braze alloys and iii) innovative activated diffusion joining methods. MRi will join with Lytron, Inc, aleading specialty heat exchanger company for heat exchanger concepts and testing. Phase I efforts will develop and characterize joining techniques then selectively test to show the feasibility of fabricating reliable plate-fin titanium liquid cooling heatexchangers for use at temperatures from 200 - 500┐F. Titanium fabrications have a wide range of used based on either its high strength to weight ratio and its corrosion resistance. As such, the heat exchanger applications for military aircraft coul"
Observing Station Metadata System,DG1330-02-CN-0057,DOC,DOC,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,MAYUR TECHNOLOGIES,"4640, Forbes Blvd.",,Lanham,MD,20706 0488,Yes,Yes,No,Ramachandran Suresh,President,3014642542,Suresh@mayurtech.com,Ramachandran Suresh,President,3014642542,Suresh@mayurtech.com,"Mayur Tech demonstrated a prototype web based system for submitting and storing observational station metadata for NOAA NWS programs during phase 1. We propose to develop this prototype into a complete metadata operational system leading to the development of commercial tools in phase 2. Mayur Tech plans to enhance the current CSSA metadata system, and add new functionality to NWS and FAA sites. The proposed system will enable users to add/update metadata and digital camera imagery easily through the web interface. Mayur Tech intends to add new projects and users such as Climate Reference Network and Mesonets (mesoscale synoptic networks) in consultation with NOAA NWS staff. Specifically we propose to complete and develop the following: ┐Enhancement of Station metadata system to include new fields and features identified by users, ┐Operational field testing of the system, ┐Architecture and system to include new potential users such as CRN and Mesonets, ┐Metadata standard that will work for multiple sources of metadata providers, ┐Tools to improve the timeliness and quality of meta data, ┐Portable Data Collection System (PDCS) for use in the field for data or metadata entry and communication, and ┐Comprehensive multimedia user training/documentation materials."
Observing Station Metadata System,DG1330-02-CN-0057,DOC,DOC,SBIR,2002,2,300000.00,MAYUR TECHNOLOGIES,"4640, Forbes Blvd.",,Lanham,MD,20706 0488,Yes,Yes,No,Ramachandran Suresh,President,3014642542,Suresh@mayurtech.com,Ramachandran Suresh,President,3014642542,Suresh@mayurtech.com,"Mayur Tech demonstrated a prototype web based system for submitting and storing observational station metadata for NOAA NWS programs during phase 1. We propose to develop this prototype into a complete metadata operational system leading to the development of commercial tools in phase 2. Mayur Tech plans to enhance the current CSSA metadata system, and add new functionality to NWS and FAA sites. The proposed system will enable users to add/update metadata and digital camera imagery easily through the web interface. Mayur Tech intends to add new projects and users such as Climate Reference Network and Mesonets (mesoscale synoptic networks) in consultation with NOAA NWS staff. Specifically we propose to complete and develop the following: ┐Enhancement of Station metadata system to include new fields and features identified by users, ┐Operational field testing of the system, ┐Architecture and system to include new potential users such as CRN and Mesonets, ┐Metadata standard that will work for multiple sources of metadata providers, ┐Tools to improve the timeliness and quality of meta data, ┐Portable Data Collection System (PDCS) for use in the field for data or metadata entry and communication, and ┐Comprehensive multimedia user training/documentation materials."
DEVELOP AND TEST SOFTWARE AND SHORT CME COURSES FOR PDAS,1R43CA097600-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99696.00,"MCCARTHY MEDICAL MARKETING, INC.","MCCARTHY MEDICAL MARKETING, INC.",14212 NW 31st Ct,VANCOUVER,WA,98685 1278,Yes,No,No,Loren An,,3606991994,PJLOREN@MMMINCORP.COM,Margaret M. Mccarthy,,3606991994,MMMCCARTHY@MMMINCORP.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The amount of new medical information physicians must, and want, to learn and understand is roughly inversely proportional to the amount of time they have in which to do so. And the gap is rapidly and steadily increasing. At the same time, licensure requirements regarding CME are also becoming more stringent. In addition, new personal computing tools come on the market at an astonishing rate. By using the latest in personal digital assistants (PDAs) to provide access to the latest in medical information, we can dramatically reduce the amount of time physicians have to spend accessing and learning new material. There are more than 135,000 physicians in the United States who all have a need for up-to-date information on the latest developments in cancer treatment. These include medical, surgical and radiation oncologists, our primary audience, as well as family/general practitioners and internal medicine specialists who are often the first-line healthcare providers for cancer patients. This represents a very significant potential market for our initial PDA-based CME courses focusing on oncology. In Phase I of this project, we propose to develop innovative, prototype software that can be used by physicians to test the feasibility of providing a subscription service to physicians that will allow them to access and download ""short-burst"" CME course modules to transfer to their PDAs. PDAs are small, easy-to-use anywhere, anytime digital tools that allow physicians and others to take their downloaded information with hem - to the surgical suite, Grand Rounds, clinical office, professional conferences - anywhere they might have a few minutes of free time. There are numerous CME courses available over the Internet from hundreds of accredited CME providers. To take advantage of these courses, physicians must be at their desktop or laptop computers and be prepared to spend a significant amount of time reading the material and completing the required post-tests to get credit. Our new process will allow physicians to access the Web page, download the necessary software, review the CME selections and download the desired short (15-minute) modules and tests. These can then be transferred to their PDAs. The courses can be stopped and re-started at any point in the material, including during the post-test. Our software will also provide a database for physician subscribers to monitor their CME course choices at our site and will possibly link directly to state licensure boards for automatic transfer of credit. We expect the combination of software and short-burst CME to provide an invaluable benefit to our target audience as well as a profitable revenue stream for us and our strategic partners."
RAPID PCR OF BACILLUS ANTHRACIS DNA,1R43AI052936-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,98330.00,Megabase Research Products,"4711 Huntington Ave., Suite 2W",,Lincoln,NE,68504,Yes,No,No,R. Nelson,,4024676499,MNELSON@CVIENZYMES.COM,Nisha V. Padhye,,4024676499,NPADHYE@CVIENZYMES.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Anthrax or Woolsorter's Disease is a zoonotic infection caused by Bacillus anthracis. During the peak of the 'anthrax letter scare of 2001', the US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases was testing over 2000 samples per day. At the present time, nearly all anthrax testing at USAMRIID relies on microbiological methods, which require one to two days to carry out. Much faster and more informative diagnosis is possible using PCR-based methods; in particular using new machines designed for high-speed amplification of DNA fragments 100 to 500 base pairs long. The fastest PCR machine employed to date is a pressurized He/CO2 gas thermocycler with digitally programmable electronic valves. Using this gas burst device, a 368 b.p. DNA fragment from B. anthracis Sterne (vaccine) strain was amplified 108-fold through 30 PCR cycles in "
A Comprehensive Fungicide Application Decision Support System for Control of White Mold,2002-33610-12427,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc.","4300 Dartmouth Dr., Suite 178",,Grand Forks,ND,58203,Yes,No,No,Kathy J. Osborne,Chief Operations Officer,7017876044,kathyo@meridian-enviro.com,John J. Mewes,,7017876044,jmewes@meridian-enviro.com,"Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, or white mold, is a resilient and devastating disease that has emerged as a significant threat to many of the broadleaf crops of the United States. Sclerotinia is known to infect about 408 species of plants. It has been estimated to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in losses annually to the United States' dry edible bean, sunflower, canola, and soybean crops. The disease has been especially problematic in the Upper Midwest, where the proliferation of susceptible crops has led to fewer economically viable resistant crop rotation options. The development and spread of white mold is highly dependent upon the weather. The prevailing weather conditions largely determine the reproductive nature of the fungus as well as its ability to infect plants. Available fungicides offer many susceptible crops protection from the disease. However, dwindling agricultural profit margins and the related growth in farm size make it increasingly impractical for producers to routinely scout and monitor all of their fields for impending disease problems. This is especially true in the regions hardest hit by the disease, where it is no longer uncommon for the various fields of a given farm to spread across areas of well over 100 square miles. Further, the considerable expense associated with applying these fungicides often prohibits preemptive action against the disease since there are currently no reliable decision support systems available to aid producers in determining the probability of disease development in their fields. The proposed program is directed at utilizing advanced site-specific meteorological analysis techniques and the ever-growing stream of weather observations (both in-situ and remotely-sensed) to support a fungicide application decision support system (FADSS). Specifically, funds from this Phase II award will be used to develop a FADSS for control of white mold in dry edible beans, although it will be easily extensible to other susceptible crops upon collection of datasets for those crops. This system will be designed to aid producers in evaluating the risk of white mold development and the potential for receiving a return on a fungicide investment in each field. The FADSS will integrate crop disease, leaf wetness, and soil models, a wide range of in-situ and remotely-sensed weather observations, sophisticated weather analysis and forecast systems, an economical tool for assessment of white mold spore concentrations, and internet and computer telephony technology into a comprehensive FADSS. The system will require only very infrequent interaction with the producer, and will use both the internet and computer telephony to notify producers of impending problems. The automated nature of the FADSS and its application of `push' technology will help it to succeed where others have failed by avoiding the pitfall of being a drain on the producer's time. This approach to minimizing disease losses stands to have a significant positive impact in a much shorter time than efforts to breed disease resistance to the disease."
A Comprehensive Fungicide Application Decision Support System for Control of White Mold,2002-33610-12427,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,296000.00,"Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc.","4300 Dartmouth Dr., Suite 178",,Grand Forks,ND,58203,Yes,No,No,Kathy J. Osborne,Chief Operations Officer,7017876044,kathyo@meridian-enviro.com,John J. Mewes,,7017876044,jmewes@meridian-enviro.com,"Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, or white mold, is a resilient and devastating disease that has emerged as a significant threat to many of the broadleaf crops of the United States. Sclerotinia is known to infect about 408 species of plants. It has been estimated to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in losses annually to the United States' dry edible bean, sunflower, canola, and soybean crops. The disease has been especially problematic in the Upper Midwest, where the proliferation of susceptible crops has led to fewer economically viable resistant crop rotation options. The development and spread of white mold is highly dependent upon the weather. The prevailing weather conditions largely determine the reproductive nature of the fungus as well as its ability to infect plants. Available fungicides offer many susceptible crops protection from the disease. However, dwindling agricultural profit margins and the related growth in farm size make it increasingly impractical for producers to routinely scout and monitor all of their fields for impending disease problems. This is especially true in the regions hardest hit by the disease, where it is no longer uncommon for the various fields of a given farm to spread across areas of well over 100 square miles. Further, the considerable expense associated with applying these fungicides often prohibits preemptive action against the disease since there are currently no reliable decision support systems available to aid producers in determining the probability of disease development in their fields. The proposed program is directed at utilizing advanced site-specific meteorological analysis techniques and the ever-growing stream of weather observations (both in-situ and remotely-sensed) to support a fungicide application decision support system (FADSS). Specifically, funds from this Phase II award will be used to develop a FADSS for control of white mold in dry edible beans, although it will be easily extensible to other susceptible crops upon collection of datasets for those crops. This system will be designed to aid producers in evaluating the risk of white mold development and the potential for receiving a return on a fungicide investment in each field. The FADSS will integrate crop disease, leaf wetness, and soil models, a wide range of in-situ and remotely-sensed weather observations, sophisticated weather analysis and forecast systems, an economical tool for assessment of white mold spore concentrations, and internet and computer telephony technology into a comprehensive FADSS. The system will require only very infrequent interaction with the producer, and will use both the internet and computer telephony to notify producers of impending problems. The automated nature of the FADSS and its application of `push' technology will help it to succeed where others have failed by avoiding the pitfall of being a drain on the producer's time. This approach to minimizing disease losses stands to have a significant positive impact in a much shorter time than efforts to breed disease resistance to the disease."
Millisecond Contact Time Reactors for Oxidative Coupling of Methane,DE-FG03-02ER83496,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,Mesoscopic Devices LLC,"510 Compton Street, Suite 106",,Broomfield,CO,80020 0165,Yes,No,No,Christine Martin,70655,3033666968,cmartin@mesoscopic.com,Jerry L. Martin,,3034666968,jmartin@mesocopic.com,"70655 Large amounts of natural gas are located in fields that are too far from markets to be economically viable. If the natural gas from these fields could be converted to a liquid, it could be transported to markets using existing oil pipelines or ships. This project will demonstrate a compact device for converting methane into ethane, a critical first step in the gas-to-liquids process. This new approach, using chemical reactors capable of very fast heating and cooling rates, will improve the efficiency of the gas-to-liquids process and reduce the cost of the conversion reactors. A chemical and kinetic model of the methane-to-ethane conversion reactor will be created in Phase I. The model will be used to design a short-contact-time reactor and associated heat exchangers. Bench-scale reactors and heat exchangers will be built and tested to demonstrate feasibility. A complete methane-to-ethane system, to be built in Phase II, will be designed. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: A reactor capable of converting natural gas to chemicals that are liquid at room temperature should enable remote gas wells to economically bring their resource to market. The reactor also would have applications in refineries and chemical process plants, where it would reduce the cost and size of chemical reactors."
"Compact, Highly Efficient Logistics Fuel Desulfurizer",N00014-03-M-0039,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99965.00,Mesoscopic Devices LLC,"510 Compton Street, Suite 106",,Broomfield,CO,80020 0165,Yes,No,No,Christine Martin,Vice President,3034666968,cmartin@mesoscopic.com,Joseph Poshusta,Project Engineer,3034666968,jposhusta@mesoscopic.com,"""Mesoscopic Devices proposes to design and demonstrate an advanced, ultra-compact fuel desulfurizer that can utilize sulfur sorbents many times more efficiently than typical fixed-bed, moving-bed, or even fluidized-bed approaches. The improved efficiencydirectly translates into an estimated system size 40 times smaller than a fixed-bed single-use system having similar fuel capacity based on a 5-year, maintenance-free life cycle operating continuously. For a 2 kg/hr fuel stream (enough to fuel a 10 kWefuel cell) containing 700 ppm sulfur, our conservative estimates indicate that the new desulfurizer system resulting from the proposed effort will occupy about 2 liters and weigh about 3 kg. The proposed system utilizes an innovative sorbent geometry withintegrated regeneration subsystems. In Phase I, we will experimentally demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach, and through modeling and subsystem experimentation, we will design a complete desulfurization system capable of treating 2 kg/hrof fuel containing 700 ppm sulfur. The desulfurization system developed in this project will significantly reduce the cost and logistics burden of using sulfur-sensitive fuel cell technologies for military power generation. The mobile desulfurizer willallow cleanup of logistics fuels in the field to fuel cell standards, eliminating the requirement for a specific fuel cell fuel. This system is the only desulfurization technology that sc"
"Compact, efficient high pressure air blowers for portable power sources",DAAD19-03-C-0008,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99969.00,Mesoscopic Devices LLC,"510 Compton Street, Suite 106",,Broomfield,CO,80020 0165,Yes,No,No,Christine M. Martin,Vice President,3034666968,cmartin@mesoscopic.com,Jerry L. Martin,President,3034666968,jmartin@mesoscopic.com,"""This proposal is submitted to topic area of interest ""Area 1: Auxiliary components for balance-of-plant"".Mesoscopic Devices proposes to develop a high-pressure air blower that improves power density and efficiency by as much as 50% over competing approaches. Recent advances in fuel cells demonstrate their potential to be the basis for compact and lightweightperson-portable power sources. However, the balance-of-plant components necessary to complete the power source dominate the size and weight of the system. We propose three innovative air blowers to be evaluated and compared in Phase I. We will developmodels and demonstrate key fabrication steps, as well as perform separate effects tests where necessary to reduce model uncertainty. We will determine the potential size, weight and power draw improvements possible for person-portable power sources foreach blower, and select one for further development in Phase II. The high pressure air blowers developed in this program will significantly reduce the size and weight of portable power sources, enabling their introduction to the field. Portable power sources increase the capability and effectiveness of our soldiers,by supplying the power they need for advanced electronics, including communications and sensors, while reducing the weight of batteries that they must carry. Commercial applications of the compact, efficient air blowers developed in this program includefuel cell systems"
Portable Battlefield Fuel Desulfurizer,DAAD19-03-C-0009,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99965.00,Mesoscopic Devices LLC,"510 Compton Street, Suite 106",,Broomfield,CO,80020 0165,Yes,No,No,Christine Martin,Vice President,3034666968,cmartin@mesoscopic.com,Joseph Poshusta,Project Engineer,3034666968,jposhusta@mesoscopic.com,"""Mesoscopic Devices proposes to design and demonstrate an advanced, portable fuel desulfurizer in response to the topic area of interest ""Area 2: Technology for handling fuels and processing fuels to meet fuel cell requirements."" The proposed portabledesulfurizer can utilize sulfur sorbents many times more efficiently than typical fixed bed, moving bed, or even fluidized bed approaches. The improved efficiency directly translates into an estimated system size 35 times smaller than a fixed-bedsingle-use system having similar fuel capacity based on a 5-year, maintenance-free life cycle operating at 2,000 hr/yr. For a 2 kg/hr fuel stream containing 700 ppm sulfur, our conservative estimates indicate that the new desulfurizer system resultingfrom the Phase I effort will occupy about 2 liters and weigh about 3 kg. The proposed system utilizes an innovative sorbent geometry with integrated regeneration subsystems. In Phase I, we will experimentally demonstrate the feasibility of the proposedapproach, and through modeling and subsystem experimentation, we will design a complete desulfurization system capable of treating 2 kg/hr of fuel containing 700 ppm sulfur. The desulfurization system developed in this project will significantly reduce thecost and logistics burden of using sulfur-sensitive fuel cell technologies for battlefield power generation. The portable desulfurizer will allow cleanup of JP-8 in the field to fuel cell standard"
Directed Energy Lethality and Collateral Effects Modeling,HQ0006-02-C-0016,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69960.00,MEVATEC CORP.,"1525 Perimeter Parkway, Suite",,Huntsville,AL,35806,Yes,No,No,Cathy Ruf,Contracts Administrator,2568908040,cathy.ruf@mevatec.com,Jay WIllis,Principal Invesitigator,2568642155,jay.willis@mevatec.com,"""The BMDO core Modeling & Simulation software Post-Engagement Ground Effects Model (PEGEM) will be modified to facilitate the study of collateral effects resulting from Directed Energy (DE) weapon engagements of threat missiles. This provides a criticaltool for DE weapon lethality and vulnerability analysis and the associated military utility assessment. While maintaining PEGEM configuration control, modularity, and HLA compliance, the code will be modified to provide new capabilities for the analysisof ascending threats (particularly boost-phase missiles), tracking of damaged reentry vehicles (providing options for fuze and arming condition, degraded ballistic behavior, etc.), slow release of chemical/biological agent or submunitions from damagedwarheads, and tracking cruise missiles that follow prescribed non-ballistic flight paths. This modification of PEGEM will greatly enhance the capability of DE weapon analysts (SBL, ABL, etc.) to gauge the military utility of their weapon systems byanalysis of the unintended ground effects resulting from threat missile intercept. This issue has proven to be of very high importance for KE interceptor programs, critical to continued progress through acquisition decisions and review, but the capabilityis presently entirely lacking from the tool kit of the DE weapons analyst.The improved PEGEM tool will support all the armed services, including their industrial contractors, and those civil gove"
Crew Station Design Tool,DAAD17-02-C-0019,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,719036.00,Micro Analysis & Design Inc,"4949 Pearl East Circle, Suite 300",,Boulder,CO,80301 0257,Yes,No,No,Susan Archer,Director of Operations,3034426947,sarcher@maad.com`,Susan Archer,Director of Operations,3034426947,sarcher@maad.com,"""Modeling and simulation have become an integral part of the engineering process and, through DoD initiatives like Simulation-Based Acquisition, are likely to assume an even greater role in the years ahead. The increasing complexity of weapons systems,coupled with budget pressure and manpower limitations, has fostered a deep and sincere appreciation for ensuring that the soldiers will be able to effectively and efficiently operate, maintain and support new systems when they are fielded. This has fueledthe hunger for Design Visualization techniques and tools.This proposal describes a specific process that capitalizes on previous work performed in the human factors industry and combines this work to provide an innovative and uniquely powerful design visualization tool. This design visualization tool wouldprovide a method through which controls and displays would be positioned in a work station in a manner that optimizes the crewmembers' abilities to perform their work. This technique involves function and task analysis, integration of human factorsstandards and guidelines, as well as workload analysis modeling and human figure modeling."""
Human System Integration Rapid Analysis Tool for Evaluation of System Concepts Early in Development,N00178-02-C-3003,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,Micro Analysis & Design Inc,"4949 Pearl East Circle, Suite 300",,Boulder,CO,80301 0257,Yes,No,No,Susan Archer,Director of Operations,3034426947,sarcher@maad.com,Beth Plott,Principal Application Eng,3034426947,bplott@maad.com,"""This project will result in the design and prototype of a performance evaluation, workload assessment, and decision support tool for assessing human systems integration (HSI) aspects of US Navy and commercial ship designs. The designed tool will helpanalysts evaluate different manning concepts in terms of system performance, operator workload and cost. The tool will contain situational awareness, human error, and visualization components. The tool will support a flexible analysis approach throughwhich system designers can apply varying levels of fidelity to the analysis of manning and automation alternatives. The tool will include a large database of predecessor system maintenance, equipment and job data. The tool will also include a database ofscenarios, events, and watchstander and maintainer tasks that the user can utilize and/or modify for a new analysis.The tool will be able to help designers assess the impact of reduced manning levels on performance in various dimensions of the systems (e.g., levels of automation required, allocation of tasks to human operators, workload of the reduced crew, subsequentrisk associated with degraded performance due to excessive workload, etc.). Tool users will evaluate and trade-off these factors to determine the ultimate success of the system in terms of human performance, cost and safety risk. The issues that arecurrently driving the acquisition of military and commercial hardware systems"
Intelligent Advisor for Multi-Modal Human-Computer Interface (HCI) Design,N68335-03-C-0069,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,Micro Analysis & Design Inc,"4949 Pearl East Circle, Suite 300",,Boulder,CO,80301 0257,Yes,No,No,Susan Archer,Director of Operations,3034426947,sarcher@maad.com,Brett Walters,Senior Human Factors Engi,3034426947,bwalters@maad.com,"""Recent advances in multi-modal technologies are now sufficiently mature to be embedded in future multi-modal interfaces. The question remains as to how designers can use this technology to provide a more intuitive interface that will allow users toprocess information more quickly, build a better state of situation awareness, and make better decisions. A large amount of research has been conducted to understand human thought and information processing capabilities in order to design effectivedisplays that are engaging and easy to use. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of designers to be aware of and understand the implications of this research. The primary objective for Phase I is to develop an innovative approach for providinginterface design support. Our first task will be to examine methods (e.g., task analysis, simulation modeling, artificial intelligence) to include in the Multi-modal Interface Design Advisor (MIDA). The second task will be to research theories regardinghuman-computer interaction (HCI). Then we will review different display technologies and collect interface guidance information with a deliberate focus on multi-modal interactions. The fourth task will be to understand the issues involved in developingMIDA. Finally, we will design sample prototype interfaces that demonstrate our approach. This project will provide the Navy with an approach for developing a tool that can support upgrades to the"
Scalability and Reusability Methods for Intelligent Tutors and Job Performance Aids for the Maintenance of Reduced Manning Ships,N00178-02-C-2029,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,Micro Analysis & Design Inc,"4949 Pearl East Circle, Suite 300",,Boulder,CO,80301 0257,Yes,No,No,Susan Archer,Director of Operations,3034426947,sarcher@maad.com,Thomas Carolan,Princ Resrch Psychologist,5173476117,tcarolan@maad.com,"""The focus of this Phase I SBIR effort will be to research and develop a conceptual design for an integrated training and job performance aid system to target maintenance tasks aboard the reduced manning ships that are the future of the U.S. Navy. Theultimate tool that will result from this effort will be called the Maintenance Assistance and Training (MAT) package. This tool will include software modules that function, as both on demand training materials as well as real time job performance aids forspecific maintenance tasks. The goal of MAT will be to provide an extensible software system composed of multiple levels of maintenance tasks (component to platform level) that can be utilized by maintenance personnel to not only improve their ability toperform required maintenance tasks, but also to function in a real time maintenance situation and provide the information required to perform the maintenance tasks.The final MAT system will be easily extensible to include new systems introduced to the ship, multiple levels of maintenance tasking and be capable of being deployed on reduced manning ships with minimal impact to the ship's computing resources. The research and development effort undertaken in Phase I of this SBIR has many potential benefits to both DoD and commercial organizations. Through the extensive research into creating an on-demand training and job performance aid system that isscalable, with reusable content that"
Engineering Control Human Performance Tool to Enhance Situational Awareness,N00178-02-C-2032,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,Micro Analysis & Design Inc,"4949 Pearl East Circle, Suite 300",,Boulder,CO,80301 0257,Yes,No,No,Susan Archer,Director of Operations,3034426947,sarcher@maad.com,Beth Plott,Principal Application Eng,3034426947,bplott@maad.com,"""Reductions in crew sizes and the increased use of autonomous machinery control have caused the crewmember to become more of a supervisory controller, where a computer makes complex transformations on system data to produce integrated (chunked) displays forthe human, or retransforms crewmember commands to generate detailed control actions. In this environment, it is critical for humans to know how and when to intervene. When humans do not attend to the information display or fail to recognize that statuschanges shown in the display require intervention, or when cognitive workload is so high that they miss a critical signal, they are not maintaining adequate situational awareness. Therefore, it is imperative to evaluate display/controller interaction todetermine whether the human can reasonably maintain adequate situational awareness to prevent omissions and errors. This project will design and prototype a tool that can be used by HSI professionals to identify tasks that have a high potential for humanoverload and error. The proposed tool can be iteratively used to design and evaluate the interfaces that provide information in shipboard supervisory control systems to maximize the probability that the operator will maintain adequate situationalawareness and respond appropriately. The issues that are currently driving the acquisition of military and commercial hardware systems are those that revolve around personnel costs, system pe"
Integration of Behavior Moderators into Cognitive Performance Models for Assessing Cognitive Readiness,DAAD1603-P-0072,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,Micro Analysis & Design Inc,"4949 Pearl East Circle, Suite 300",,Boulder,CO,80301 0257,Yes,No,No,Susan Archer,Director of Operations,3034426947,sarcher@maad.com,Walter Warwick,Staff Research Analyst,3034426947,wwarwick@maad.com,"""This proposal to the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Science & Technology describes an innovative approach to advancing the modeling, simulation and analysis of human cognition. Until now, two orthogonal conceptions have underpinned the modeling andsimulation of human cognition; one focuses on the mental workload that defines cognitive performance, while the other emphasizes the content of the cognition itself at a symbolic level. Both approaches have merit and both have become valuables tool intheir own right for modeling and simulating isolated aspects of human performance. They are, however, stand-alone approaches and as such they lack the necessary integration to represent the combined impacts of workload on cognitive processes. We proposethe connection that will make such an integration possible so that, for the first time, it should be possible to predict the impact of workload on the ""thought process"" of a synthetic agent. The proposed work will not only improve the realism and fidelityof human behavior, but it will reconcile two distinct theoretical traditions. As the needs and uses of human behavior models increase, so does the need for models that realistically represent actual human behavior. By integrating cognitive models andworkload models, the user community will acquire an architecture and a tool that will advance the state of the art for both the assessment of cognitive readiness and for the detailed predi"
Application of Self-configuring Network for Plug-and-Play Device Control,F29601-02-C-0240,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749844.00,"Microcosm, Inc.",CA,,Hawthorne,CA,90250-6708,Yes,No,No,Alice Wertz,Chief Financial Officer,3107264100,awertz@smad.com,Hans Knigsmann,Chief Scientist,3107264100,hansk@smad.com,"""Next generation spacecraft would benefit substantially from aself-configuring, fault tolerant, open system architecture to allowreduced cost and increased design modularity and flexibility. Thekey to achieving this is through the development of a low power MEMSnetwork interface that will include a protocol for plug-and-play typeexchange, re-configuration, and graceful degradation of avionicscomponents. As such, Microcosm proposes to develop and fly a prototypeself-configuring, fault tolerant interconnect communication system, bothhardware and software, that can be used on next generation spacecraftfor networking basic sensor systems as well as the complete attitudecontrol system (ACS). We will build on the evaluation of emergingtechnologies compiled during the Phase I work, to create a networkinterface and control module and associated protocol. These networkelements will be demonstrated during a flight test of the MicrocosmScorpiusr SR-XM-2 suborbital launch vehicle, scheduled for flight inearly 2003. Development will be completed in further lab testing to theend of Phase II,yielding a prototype network ready to migrate to atechnology demonstration spacecraft for ACS application."""
In Space Testing of Satellite Servicing Inspection Elements,F29601-02-C-0007,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,732804.00,"Microcosm, Inc.",CA,,Hawthorne,CA,90250-6708,Yes,No,No,Alice Wertz,Chief Financial Officer,3107264100,awertz@smad.com,James R. Wertz,President,3107264100,jwertz@smad.com,"""By building on elements from Phase I and related projects, the Microcosm team proposes to develop an inspection and servicing architecture and test key components in Phase II. Phase I concentrated on (1) system engineering trades leading to the developmentof a top level architecture, (2) benefits of on-orbit inspection and servicing to reduce cost and enable new missions, and (3) test definition to ensure that it can be completed within the scope of a Phase II. Phase II has three distinct elements:definition of a more refined inspection and servicing architecture, concept design of a satellite servicing vehicle, and testing of satellite servicing elements. The testing defined here is modified from the original Phase I proposal. It is morecomprehensive and consists of two separate tests: one in a zero-g environment (KC-135) to qualify the docking systems and effect a fluid transfer, and the second in a dynamic motion simulator to gather higher fidelity GN&C data. The system leveltechnologies developed here are critical to the Air Force Space Control mission and could be of substantial benefit to other government and commercial users. The testing represents a major, near-term step in making this technology available to the spacecommunity."""
"Miniature Star Sensor Using Camera-on-a-Chip"" CMOS Arrays for Daytime Stellar Imaging""",N00039-02-C-0019,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,99296.00,"Microcosm, Inc.",CA,,Hawthorne,CA,90250-6708,Yes,No,No,Alice Wertz,Chief Financial Officer,3107264100,awertz@smad.com,James Wertz,President,3107264100,jwertz@smad.com,"""Microcosm, with Eastman Kodak as a subcontractor, proposes to design and develop anew star sensor capable of viewing stars in daylight from sea level based on anoptical head designed by Microcosm and the Kodak DIGITAL SCIENCE CMOS array whichprovides enhanced responsiveness in the near IR. Optical requirements for daylightstellar imaging will be developed by Kodak using image chain models that incorporateatmospheric haze, Sun illumination angles, seasonal variations, and stellarcharacteristics. The sensor head uses all reflective optics to avoid any IRabsorption. The sensor has a small opening and narrow field of view to allowextensive light baffling to minimize sky glow. The Kodak array has a highsensitivity to compensate for the small aperture and extensive on-chip processingto allow multiple techniques to pick out stars from the bright background.Among the approaches to be evaluated are MEMS micro-mirrors to provide skybackground removal by chopping, high dynamic range (20 bits) A-to-D conversionfor digital signal accumulation, and an enhanced microlens to provide a higheffective fill factor and minimum cross-talk. Phase I will refine the systemrequirements and define the baseline approach. Phase II will develop, fabricate,and test a complete prototype sensor. The commercial applications are numerous. The simple design, high accuracy anddynamic range, low weight, low power, and low recurring cost makes the sensorapplicable t"
CONSOLIDATED DIABETES SCREENING DEVICE,1R43DK061791-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"MICRONIX, INC.","MICRONIX, INC.","14950 GREYHOUND CT, STE 307",CARMEL,IN,46032,Yes,No,No,Hans Kloepfer,,3178444324,MICRONIXINC@EARTHLINK.NET,Mary A. Gauntkloepfer,,3178444324,MICRONIXINC@EARTHLINK.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Of the 120 million diabetics in the world,
one half are undiagnosed and therefore deprived of the proven benefits of tight
glucose control in curbing diabetes-related complications. Recognizing this
problem the American Diabetes Association and National Diabetes Data Group
advocate screening for undiagnosed diabetes to be an important health-care
endeavor. Owing to its high clinical efficiency, the recommended screening test
is fasting plasma glucose (FPG>110 mg/dL=impaired fasting glucose; FPG>126
mg/dL=diabetes). This applicant organization proposes to develop a compact,
non-instrumented, minimally invasive and virtually painless test tab method
designed to visually recognize these FPG cut-off levels. By means of a
proprietary capillary architecture, the device doses and transports a blood
sample in the nanoliter range to two integrated polymeric detection sites, one
for the 110 mg/dL, the other for the 126 mg/dL FPG level. The detection sites
embody the dry glucose reagents, as well as a composition capable of absorbing
a defined volume of blood plasma while inhibiting cellular component of blood
from penetrating the composition. Cellular component is wholly removed from the
detection sites by proprietary chemical and physical mechanisms. This obviates
the need for a separate cell filtering material, permitting an exceptionally
high degree of method miniaturization. Visual recognition of the two cut-off
levels is accomplished by a proprietary enzymic redox threshold assay
principle.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
The device has the potential to identify by professional, supervised mass, and self-screening millions of undiagnosed diabetics and those with impaired glucose tolerance at risk to develop overt diabetes. Since therapeutic remedies to combat diabetic complications are well established, these people miss out on the opportunity to have their condition recognized and treated, and live healthy productive lives."
ORIENTED PROTEIN MICROARRAY FOR FUNCTIONAL STUDIES,1R43RR017130-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,MICROSURFACES INC,3913 Todd Lane,SUITE 102,Austin,TX,78744-,Yes,Yes,No,Athena Guo,,7637880255,ATHENA@MEMSURFACE.COM,Athena Guo,,7637880255,ATHENA@MEMSURFACE.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):A novel method is proposed for the
fabrication of protein microarrays using metal coordination chemistry and
poly-histidine tagged protein molecules. The proposed method is aimed at
microarrays with highly selective and facile linking chemistry, with uniform
and controllable orientation of immobilized protein molecules, and with
proteins in native states and easily accessible by targets in the solution.
Preliminary experiments using 6x-His terminated green-fluorescence protein
(GFP) demonstrated the feasibility and potential of the proposed approach. We
will establish the advantage of an oriented protein microarray in
protein-ligand interaction studies over randomly oriented arrays fabricated by
existing methods. We also propose to explore protein immobilization without
purification on the highly selective metal ion surface.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE"
A NOVEL PERMEABLE BARRIER FOR GROUNDWATER BIOREMEDIATION,1R43ES011880-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,275690.00,"MICROVI BIOTECH, LLC",MICROVI BIOTECH INC,29411 Kohoutek Way,Union City,CA,94587,Yes,No,No,Robin Rodriguez,,3147391987,ROBIN.RODRIGUEZ@STRATUMENGINEERING.COM,Fatemeh R. Shirazi,,9138974447,FATEMEH.SHIRAZI@STRATUMENGINEERING.COM,"Description (provided by applicant): This Small Business Innovative Research Phase I project proposes the use of a novel, highly effective biotechnology approach in the area of environmental bioremediation for chemical contaminant mixtures. The investigators propose to overcome some of the disadvantages of in situ bioremediation techniques, such as bioaugmentation or biostimulation, by using an innovative and cost-effective technology called Biological Permeable Barrier (BPB) (U.S. patent). BPB technology uses acclimated microorganisms, encapsulated with an unique polymeric matrix, to degrade contaminants. For this research, the investigators propose to demonstrate BPB technology to biodegrade TCE, perchlorate, and a mixture of the two to non-toxic end products under field operating conditions. Following appropriate treatability studies in the laboratory (batch and column studies) a field pilot study will be designed to and installed in the groundwater contaminated zone at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Karnack, TX to demonstrate its effectiveness to biodegrade TCE and perchlorate contaminants. The encapsulated cells embedded in situ BPB reactor cells are shielded from harsh surroundings while target pollutants flow through the matrix to be metabolized. BPB offers many advantages over traditional in situ bioremediation technologies, including: (1) protection of viable cells from shock contaminant loads and environmental stresses, (2) increased bacterial mass per unit volume, (3) the ability to cotreat several contaminants at the same time, (4) it can be designed as a passive treatment with reduced operation and management, and (5) it minimizes adverse health effects to workers and the public by eliminating contact exposure. Current trends and near-term priorities for selection of treatment alternatives are toward in situ remediation of large sites and this research responds to this trend. The BPB concept represents a ""step-change"" in available technologies from both a lower cost and remediation effectiveness perspective. This research will provide an opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of this already laboratory-proven technology in the field."
Non-collinear Wave-front Curvature Range Measurement,N00024-02-C-4083,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69810.00,"MIKEL, INC.",275 Martine St,Suite 108,Fall River,MA,02723,Yes,No,No,Brian Guimond,President,7025214020,guimondbw@yahoo.com,Brian Guimond,Chief Scientist,7025214020,guimondbw@yahoo.com,"""Improvements in wave front curvature (WFC) techniques to account for non-collinear sensor placements will decrease acquisition costs associated with submarine WFC ranging systems. Because the number and placement of sensors is not constrained to becollinear, improved target localization coverage and accuracy is achievable at reduced cost. This work will specifically develop time difference of arrival (TDOA) estimation algorithms using generalized cross correlators, matched filters and leading edgedetectors. Target localization algorithms will be developed that estimate the target's range, bearing and depression elevation angle based on the TDOAs measured from non-collinear sensor pairs. The localization algorithms will consider the number of sensorplacements as well as varying sound speed profiles and inexact knowledge of the hydrophone postions when processing the TDOAs to determine target range, bearing and depression/elevation angle. A laboratory simulation will be developed to test theperformance of the TDOA and target localization estimation algorithms. Finally, a sensitivity analysis will be peformed using monte carlo methods to determine target localization accuracy as a function of target geometry, TDOA accuracy, number ofhydrophones and hydrophone spacing/geometry. The use of TDOA estimation for localization of moving objects has been successfully utilized in systems such as GPS and LORAN. It is expected that the successful"
INCA: An Order of Magnitude Increase in Network Communications,DE-FG02-02ER83503,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99023.00,"MITECH, INC.","8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 950",,Silver Spring,MD,20910 0560,Yes,Yes,No,Susan Luck,70893,3015633007,sluck@mitechincorp.com,Klaus Schug,,9702676422,kschug@mitechincorp.com,"70893 Without an improvement in internal computer network node and routing/switching message processing performance, through a reduction in the number of memory reads and writes, high speed networks and CPU technology advances will not satisfy Department of Energy needs. These needs include the ability: (1) to perform effective and scalable routing/switching and protocols for differentiated services; and (2) to develop remote (wireless), reliable, and secure network connectivity capable of supporting a variety of protocols at higher speeds. This project will define, develop, and demonstrate software to speed up network data and processing so that additional protocol services and increased data throughput rates can be provided to accommodate foreseeable DOE networking applications. In addition, the software will be interoperable with all existing computer systems and networks. Phase I will demonstrate a proof-of-principle, software-only architecture that increases the network I/O performance of Internet protocols by an order of magnitude or more, while maintaining interoperability with all existing machines, operating systems, networks, communication protocols, and application programs. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The software development should lead to an interoperable, able to be retrofitted, portable software library product that reduces data latency, increases processing efficiencies, and improves bandwidth utilization by more than an order of magnitude. The product would provide the necessary network I/O throughput and processing performance improvements needed to implement all anticipated real-time protocol services for wired and wireless high speed data transmission. In addition to the research industry, applications should exist in the telecommunications and information management markets."
Network Centric Interoperability,DAAH01-02-C-R105,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,117750.00,"MITECH, INC.","8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 950",,Silver Spring,MD,20910 0560,Yes,Yes,No,Susan Luck,Contracts Manager,3015633007,sluck@mitechincorp.com,Klaus Schug,Chief Scientist,9702828642,kschug@mitechincorp.com,"""The objective of this proposal is to further refine, develop and provide a proof of principal demonstration of MiTech's INCAPatPend network I/O performance enhancing technology reducing data latency, increasing processing efficiencies and improvingbandwidth utilization by nearly two orders of magnitude, making possible the addition of Network Centric Interoperability (NCI) functionality to future and existing BM/C3I TAMD systems. Test results of a software implementation of INCA on actual systemsand networks show almost two orders of magnitude increase in application level throughput of network data with complete interoperability with the significant investment in present and near term technologies. Retaining existing INCA interoperability withall AMCOM programs, computers, operating systems (OSs), communication protocols, network interface units and networks, will remain an objective for all Phases of the effort. The interoperability of the proposed final product will allow the application ofthe technology to existing systems, extending their life cycles by squashing NCI communications overhead. These top level objectives will assure timely, highly reliable, and secure interoperability for BM/C3I TAMD. The additional overhead from securecommunications is also directly addressed and reduced by the same factor of 250-750 % by the proposed development of MiTech's INCA I/O processing software architecture. The anticipated result, a"
Wireless LAN Design Tools,N0017803-C-2015,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99959.00,"MOBILISA, INC.",191 Otto Street,,Port Townsend,WA,98368,Yes,No,Yes,Bonnie Ludlow,Senior Vice President,3603443233,Bonnie.Ludlow@mobilisa.com,Nelson Ludlow,Chief Scientist,3603443233,Nelson.Ludlow@mobilisa.com,"""WLAN industry standards continue to evolve at a rapid pace, therefore Mobilisa proposes an expert system wireless LAN design tool to manage and reduce acquisition and installations costs over a ship's 35-year lifetime.Our expert system uses a ship's 3-D space coordinates and mission data requirements as input, and produces optimal location for wireless access points (AP), type of AP and wireless mode. Parameters that can be controlled or evaluated include: coverage,security, robustness, bandwidth requirements, signal strength, and equipment and installation costs.We initially model two forms of 802.11 RF and Fast Infrared. Our system is adaptable to changing WLAN standards because each wireless access point technology is modeled individually, and then included in the overall expert system. When a new technologyis introduced a new model representing that system is added to the library, while the overall expert system stays intact.Our expert system works with mixed wireless modes and has three cost prediction models. The expert system finds optimal WLAN design by using AI techniques of Heuristics coupled with Localized Genetic Algorithms. An explanation-based system is included.This system can be implemented as an API to existing Navy ship design systems such as ASSET. Wireless technology represents one of the fastest growing sectors of the IT Market. Mobilisa intends to aggressively market this technology into three new areas:1)"
BIOINFORMATIC TOOL FOR CANCER PROTEIN ANALYSIS,1R43CA097629-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,Molecular Kinetics Inc,6201 La Pas Trail,Suite 160,Indianapolis,IN,46268-4869,Yes,Yes,No,Ya-yue Van,,5093322112,MKINETICS@TURBONET.COM,A. K. Dunker,,5093322112,MKINETICS@TURBONET.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the predominant sequence-to-function paradigm, 3-D structure is an obligatory prerequisite for protein function. Even though over 100 counter examples can be found in literature, generalization of the functions associated with non-folded (disordered) protein has been mostly ignored. Applying our proprietary bioinformatics software PONDRs on oncogenes, a large fraction of cancer-associated proteins was found to contain large intrinsically disordered regions crucial to function.
Thus, a cancer-specific resource database, Cancer DisProtTM and its companion protocol manual will be developed to incorporate functional disordered data for oncogenes.
Using PONDRs, disorder/order predictions will be correlated with functions of a representative set of cancer-associated proteins. Data mining these correlations should reveal relationships between disorder/order state and various protein functions, demonstrating the utility of this approach. Ultimately, Cancer DisProt database will be a compendium of hundreds of cancer-associated proteins with experimentally determined regions of disorder correlated with functions.
Cancer DisProt will be a useful bioinformatics tool for functional annotation of entire genomes. The database, augmented with methods for studying counter example proteins, will provide the basis for design of novel approaches to the development of cancer treatments and/or drug discovery."
N/A,DE-FG03-02ER83512,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,MOLTECH CORPORATION,MOLTECH CORPORATION,"2495 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY, STE B",MOUNTAIN VIEW,CA,94043 0231,Yes,No,No,Jim Akridge,70097,5207997516,jamesr.akridge@moltech.com,Alexander Gorkovenko,,5207997521,Alexander:Gorkovenko@Moltech.c,N/A
No-Power MEMS Trigger Sensors for Missile Health Monitoring,MDA972-03-C-0010,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,2,399714.00,MORGAN RESEARCH CORP.,4811A Bradford Drive,,Huntsville,AL,35805,Yes,Yes,No,Timothy Morgan,President,2565333233,tmorgan@morganres.com,Michael Kranz,Senior Engineer,2565333233,mkranz@morganres.com,"""To reduce total life cycle costs of Army munitions, state-of-the-art health monitoring technologies are being applied in the diagnosis and prognosis of missile system health. Due to size and cost, MEMS technology has the potential to enable advanced healthmonitoring systems. However, energy storage is a premium, and even though MEMS devices consume extremely small amounts of power, the power budget is still too tight to easily meet system requirements. Therefore, the use of no power sensors and limitdetectors is potentially invaluable in the development of low-maintenance health monitoring. The Phase I effort analyzed and selected potential no power sensor concepts that can be applied to inertial, chemical, temperature, and humidity trigger leveldetection. This proposed Phase II effort will prototype, test, and integrate those no-power sensors. The approach can result in advanced functionality including device arrays, programmable limits, and settable latching modes."""
Glare and Haze Operational Simulation and Testing (GHOST) System R&D,DAMD17-02-C-0024,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69986.00,MORGAN RESEARCH CORP.,4811A Bradford Drive,,Huntsville,AL,35805,Yes,Yes,No,Debbie Gerrity,Contracts Manager,2565333233,dgerrity@morganres.com,Wayne Long,Senior Research Scientist,2565333233,wlong@morganres.com,"""This Phase I SBIR proposal is for the initial development of an ophthalmologic Glare and Haze Operational Simulation and Testing (GHOST) system for generating, quantifying and assessing the impact of scattered light under normal operational environmentsand visual duties. The proposed concept employs scattered light glare and haze generating light sources, projection of visual targets onto normal visual scenes using a projected scene generator or heads-up display, measurement of light scattered andreflected from specific parts of the eye, determination of eye characteristics (such as light adaptation) during testing, as well as documentation of relative geometries and other test conditions by a computer control, data acquisition, and signalprocessing system. The optimum configuration, optical brassboard design, packaging and computer requirements will be addressed in the Phase I effort. A Phase I Option effort is also proposed that includes the fabrication, assembly and laboratoryperformance testing of optical brassboard components. The proposed GHOST system offers the potential for improved evaluations of the effect of glare and haze on visual performance. It represents enhanced instrumentation for investigations into thecontributions to scattered light by natural causes, disease or due to eye surgery. It further represents advances in investigative tools for developing improvements in eye surgery procedures or implants, accident"
LCP-Based Packaging of Exposed MEMS Sensors,DAAH0102CR160,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,98884.00,MORGAN RESEARCH CORP.,4811A Bradford Drive,,Huntsville,AL,35805,Yes,Yes,No,Chris Smith,Vice President,2565333233,csmith@morganres.com,Michael Kranz,Division Chief,2565333233,mkranz@morganres.com,"""Over many years of development, the microelectronics industry yielded a broad set of advanced microelectronics packaging techniques. These techniques have been designed to increase the reliability of microelectronic devices under harsh operating conditionsby isolating the devices from the environment. However, these techniques are unsuitable for environmental MEMS sensors that require exposure to the environment. Humidity sensors and chemical sensors are two examples of MEMS sensors requiring this exposure.To meet the packaging needs of these devices, new package designs, packaging materials, and packaging techniques will be required. This Phase I effort will create package designs based on new materials and packaging techniques that will enhance thereliability of exposed MEMS sensors. Phase I will consist of materials compatibility studies, the development of package designs and concepts, and performance of prototype experiments to verify aspects of concept feasibility. A successful Phase I willlead to a Phase II effort that will develop prototype packages suitable for environmental testing and screening, as well as result in packaged MEMS sensors exposed to the environment. The packaging technologies developed under this effort will findapplication to a broad range of DoD and commercial applications that require exposed MEMS sensors. DoD applications include environmental monitoring suites, missile health monitoring devices, and c"
MOEMS Miniaturized Real-time Visible/UV Spectrometer,F33615-02-C-1272,DOD,CBD,SBIR,2002,1,99800.00,MORGAN RESEARCH CORP.,4811A Bradford Drive,,Huntsville,AL,35805,Yes,Yes,No,Chris Smith,Vice President,2565333233,csmith@morganres.com,Wayne Long,Sr. Research Scientist,2565333233,wlong@morganres.com,"""This Phase I SBIR proposal is for the initial development of a miniaturized real-time visible/UV spectrometer based on micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS) technology. Use of MOEMS technology enables orders of magnitude reductions in size, weightand power from the smallest spectrometers commercially available today and virtually assures exceeding stated corresponding SBIR requirements. The proposed approach capitalizes on recent MORGAN Research Corporation experience in developing preciseplacement, alignment and motion control of miniature optical components on MOEMS chips for infrared (IR) spectrometer detection of chemical/bio agents on mobile platforms such as US Army Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). The proposed baseline opticaldesign extends conventional Infrared (IR) spectroscopy to visible/UV spectral regions using this MOEMS technology. Investigations will include the development of optical solutions to achieving real-time operation made possible by MOEMS technology. Theproposed Phase I Effort includes the assembly and testing of a miniature optical breadboard to validate design and tradeoff analysis, as well as, support estimates of per-unit costs and performance ratings. An initial MOEMS chip will be designed,fabricated and tested to validate actuator designs and to enable a smooth transition into a Phase II development of MOEMS based engineering prototypes(s). There are a large number of visible/UV spectrom"
Single Chip RRAPDS Compatible Sensor Suite,DAAE30-02-C-1050,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119987.00,MORGAN RESEARCH CORP.,4811A Bradford Drive,,Huntsville,AL,35805,Yes,Yes,No,Debbie Gerrity,Contracts Manager,2565333233,dgerrity@morganres.com,Michael Kranz,Senior Engineer,2565333233,mkranz@morganres.com,"""Morgan Research proposes a Phase I SBIR effort to develop an integrated MEMS sensor suite suitable for munition and missile health monitoring systems. This suite will include a three-axis accelerometer, a three-axis no-power shock sensor, a humiditysensor, and a temperature sensor. These sensors will be fabricated in a robust silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-based fabrication technology, and be modifications of devices already in existence. The Phase I effort is designed to perform all of the analysis anddesign required to being fabrication. A successful Phase I will lead to a Phase II in which prototype devices are fabricated and characterized in harsh environments. The proposed integrated sensor suite has application to a wide variety of militarysystems, including THAAD, Patriot, TOW, and rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. There are also applications in the commercial sector health monitoring and general environmental sensing in automobiles, boats, and other expensive assets that require periodicmaintenance. Furthermore, the device, if small enough, could find potential markets in the transport of food and other items sensitive to environmental conditions."""
NEUROMATRIX: INTERACTIVE NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION,1R43MH066429-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,194740.00,MORPHONIX,767 BRIDGEWAY SUITE 3B,,SAUSALITO,CA,94965-,Yes,No,No,Karen Littman,,4154562561,KL@MORPHONIX.COM,Karen G. Littman,,4154562561,KL@MORPHONIX.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Neuromatrix addresses the need to find new and entertaining ways of presenting basic neuroscience information to adolescents ages 12-15. The goals of this project are: (1) to develop a CD-ROM game with a web-site tie in to teach adolescents, ages 12-15 about the brain; and (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of this program in increasing interest in and knowledge of the brain. The primary rationale for the absence of neuroscience from middle school education is that it's too abstract, complicated, and specialized as a science to be taught to adolescents of this age group. The central component of the program is a compelling CD-ROM game that motivates teens to learn about the brain and addresses neuroscience and inquiry in a fun and informative way. In Phase I a prototype will be designed, developed and tested. The CD-ROM game will be marketed primarily as a consumer product for adolescents ages 12-15, and secondarily as a supplemental program for middle schools."
"A Physics-Based Software Framework for Detection, Location, Isolation and Masking of Faults in Composite Sensor-Computer Networks",N00178-02-C-3093,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,599974.00,"MPI SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, INC.",101 S. Lafayette #33,,Starkville,MS,39759,Yes,No,No,Anthony Skjellum,President,6623204300,tony@mpi-softtech.com,Murali Beddhu,Senior Software Engineer,6623204300,murali@mpi-softtech.com,"""This SBIR Phase II Proposal seeks to develop the physics-basedfault tolerant technology for sensor networks shown to befeasible in the SBIR Phase I study in response to topic N01-080, ""Fault Location in an Intelligent Open Sensor Network."" Theproposed approach considers that for Conditional-BasedMaintenance purposes an entire ship can be classified as ahierarchy of subsystems, which conceptually leads to a hierarchyof sensor networks that govern/monitor an entire ship. This SBIRPhase II effort includes (1) fault-tolerant implementation of theIEEE 1451.2 Standard, (2) implementation of sensor networkingtechnology using COTS-based technology, (3) implementation of thephysics-based fault tolerance approach for a network of smartsensors, and (4) implementation of a hierarchical approachcorresponding to the hierarchical abstraction of a physicalsystem of interest (i.e., an entire ship). In addition,technology for interfacing the proposed software products withproducts that are already in use in naval vessels will bedeveloped as part of this effort. Demonstration of the fault-tolerant technology to be developed with suitable sensornetworks, and further refinement of the technology based onfeedback will occur in stages during the Phase II effort and willcontinue, with full demonstrations, through the Phase II Option.BENEFITS: Continuous modernization of Naval ships as well as decreasing reliance on on-board military personnel calls for the"
Heat Removal Device for Munition,N00178-02-C-1042,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,MS TECHNOLOGY,7922 Avenida Kirjah,,La Jolla,CA,92037,Yes,No,No,Saeid Ghamaty,President,8585586363,Saeid@Technologist.Com,Saeid Ghamaty,President,8585586363,Saeid@Technologist.Com,"""Advanced Future Munition (FM) as well as chip and board level space or munition electronics or optoelectronics will require innovative heat removal solutions to enable them to meet size, weight, power, high reliability, and low cost. Commonly, theseapproaches are based on efficient 2-D and 3-D arrangements of electronics, often involving ""multi-chip modules"" (MCMs). As chips are brought closer together, the area/volume power densities and, therefore, heat increases. MS Technology (MST) proposes a new type of heat removal modular device, which could solve space or munition electronic packaging problems of the FM and large scale electronic and optoelectronics systems. This new approach removes the generated heatfirst converting it to electricity which could be dissipated in a shunt resistor far from the device or supplement the main system power supply. This supplementary power source further increases reliability, reduces cost and weight of the entire system. MST will evaluate and develop conceptual designs for this new device that should provide significant thermal management improvements compared to the thermal management techniques used in heat removal approaches now. MST will conduct proof of conceptdemonstrations to indicate the practicality of such techniques for use in device electronic systems. A low cost high performance heat removal modular device, will find commercial application in projects of interest to gover"
Heat Removal Device for Munition,F08630-02-C-0045,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99763.00,MS TECHNOLOGY,7922 Avenida Kirjah,,La Jolla,CA,92037,Yes,No,No,Saeid Ghamaty,President,8585586363,Saeid@Technologist.Com,Saeid Ghamaty,President,8585586363,Saeid@Technologist.Com,"""Advanced Future Munition (FM) as well as chip and board level electronics or optoelectronics will require innovative heat removal solutions to enable them to meet size, weight, power, high reliability, and low cost. Commonly, these approaches are basedon efficient 2-D and 3-D arrangements of electronics, often involving ""multi-chip modules"" (MCMs). As chips are brought closer together, the area/volume power densities and, therefore, heat increases. MS Technology (MST) proposes a new type of heat removal modular device, which could solve electronic packaging problems of the FM and large scale electronic and optoelectronics systems. This new approach removes the generated heat by first converting itto electricity which could be dissipated in a shunt resistor far from the device or supplement the main system power supply. This supplementary power source further increases reliability, reduces cost and weight of the entire system. MST will evaluate and develop conceptual designs for this new device that should provide significant thermal management improvements compared to the thermal management techniques used in heat removal approaches now. MST will conduct proof ofdemonstrations to indicate the practicality of such techniques for use in device electronic systems. A low cost high performance heat removal modular device, will find commercial application in projects of interest to government, industry and academia, esp"
USE OF MOUSE CHIMERAS TO TEST GENE FUNCTION,1R43MH066670-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,68257.00,"MUSWORKS, INC.","MUSWORKS, INC.",15801 CRABBS BRANCH WAY,ROCKVILLE,MD,20855,Yes,Yes,No,Sharon Low-zeddies,,8477331517,LOW-ZEDDIES@NORTHWESTERN.EDU,Sharon S. Lowzeddies,,8477331517,MUSWORKS@EARTHLINK.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is written in response to NIMH topic ""F. Genetic and Transgenic Technology (subtopic 7): ""Innovative technologies to study gene function and expression"" listed in the 2001 Omnibus Solicitation for SBIR/STTR grants.
The commercial objective of MusWorks Inc. is to provide a mouse aggregation chimera production service to the biomedical research community. Mouse chimeras are genetically composite animals whose cells are derived from different embryos. Chimera analysis is a particularly valuable tool for assessing genetic effects on complex phenotypes like behavior.
The fineness of cell mixing in different chimeric brain regions of wild-type mice will be evaluated. This will permit an assessment of how closely cells of different genotype can interact in chimeric brain tissue. Secondly, the feasibility of methodically limiting the contribution of one of the embryos in aggregates to bias cell proportions across a series of chimeras will be tested. This will be technically advantageous for studying how a minority of mutant cells, for example, function against a background of normal cells, or vice versa. Large-scale chimera analysis has the potential to contribute substantially to the analysis of many different mouse mutant phenotypes, including important mouse models of human function and dysfunction."
GPS/IMU Ultra-Tightly Coupled Integrity Monitoring,F33615-02-C-1161,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749955.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Lou Rozmiarek,Chief Financial Officer,7194814877,lrozmiarek@navsys.com,Alison Brown,President,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""Global Positioning System (GPS) applications which involve safety-of-flight operations (e.g. precision and non-precision approach) require integrity monitoring. Previous integrity monitoring techniques implemented took advantage of redundant observations(e.g. Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring or RAIM) or off board resources such as wide area or local area augmentation. Recent advances have led to the development of ultra-tightly coupled (UTC) GPS/inertial solutions that provide significantlyimproved performance in the presence of signal interference. In this proposal, a UTC GPS/inertial receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (GI-RAIM) solution is proposed that enables robust detection, identification and rejection of faulty GPS satellites.Under the Phase II effort, it is proposed to build a GPS/inertial test-bed for evaluation and validation of the GI-RAIM algorithm. The performance will be demonstrated using data collected from the test-bed using a combination of analysis, simulation andlive satellite testing. To support GPS/inertial integrity testing at AFRL, an inertial simulator will also be delivered. The Phase II project will result in an UTC GPS/Inertial integrated system that can be demonstrated to meet the RTCA integrityrequirements for en-route, and non-precision approach with a goal of also enabling SCAT-1 precision approach and landing capability, all without reliance on the WAAS civil augmentation system."""
Low-Cost Sonobuoy Geographic Position Location,N68335-02-C-0021,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,747780.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Kristin Mitchell,Controller,7194814877,kmitchell@navsys.com,Alison Brown,President and CEO,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""Under the Phase I SBIR effort, NAVSYS has developed a design fora low cost sonobuoy position locator using GPS geolocationtechnology. GPS has been proposed as an alternative for sonobuoygeolocation, but the environment and DoD security requirementsleads to problems with a conventional GPS approach. SAASMcompatible OEM modules that prove P(Y) code tracking capabilityare prohibitively expensive for ""disposable"" applications such assonobuoy geolocation. NAVSYS low cost tracking technology,TIDGETTM, solves this problem by using a client/server approachto reduce the functionality needed on the GPS geolocationsensor.Under this Phase II SBIR effort we propose to build 20 GPSsonobuoys to demonstrate the P(Y) code TIDGET geolocationcapability. Demonstrations will be performed of the systemperformance and a field demonstration shall be performed underthe contract option.BENEFITS: The low cost P(Y) TIDGET sensor will provide a cost effective geolocation alternative for sonobuoy applications while meeting the DoD PPS security requirements. Other applications include GPS tracking of radiosondes, for wind-finding support ofDoD missions, and geolocation of low cost ""smart-sensors"" deployed for surveillance applications."""
Very Low Cost Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Avionics,N41756-02-M-2033,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Lou Rozmiarek,Chief Financial Officer,7194814877,lrozmiarek@navsys.com,Alison Brown,President,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""Under this proposed SBIR effort, NAVSYS will develop a miniature, low-cost avionics system suitable for employment in a small, disposable UAV. Leveraging our expertise in GPS/INS integration, this system will enable robust navigation even in a GPS-degradedenvironment by employing tight coupling of the GPS receiver with the onboard navigation sensors, allowing a low-cost inertial sensor package to be used and still meeting the navigation requirements. We will first perform an analysis to determine theachievable performance of the system with different grades of onboard instrumentation and under varying degrees of GPS degradation. Then, in cooperation with the US Air Force Academy (AFA) under a CRADA (See Attachment 1 in Section M), we will develop anddemonstrate a breadboard avionics system using COTS components that closely approaches the stringent power and size requirements of the production concept. As an option, we will be able to demonstrate the operation and real-world performance of theminiature avionics system in-flight on an AFA-supplied kit airframe.In a Phase II activity, we will create a tightly-integrated, miniaturized system that will further reduce size and weight while meeting the aggressive cost target needed for a production UAV system. The low cost low cost UAV avionics package will provide a cost effective avionics alternative for military UAV applications. As the military moves towards cheaper, `disposable' UAVs"
Global Positioning System (GPS) Jamming Situational Awareness for Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS),N00178-02-C-3010,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69993.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Lou Rozmiarek,Chief Financial Officer,7194814877,lrozmiarek@navsys.com,Alison Brown,President,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""The objective of this Phase I SBIR is to produce an architectural design for a system of GPS jammer geolocation collectors. The proposed system is called the Situational Awareness of GPS Environment (SAGE) system and is designed to operate using a networkof small UAVs, such as the Smart Warfighting Array of Reconfigurable Modules (SWARM) UAVs, as each jammer location sensor platforms. The SAGE system consists of a jammer location (JLOC) sensor on each UAV, and a shipboard master station that processes theJLOC sensor data to compute the jammer location and provides jammer situational awareness to the Naval Fires Control System (NFCS) using a Weapons Effectiveness Prediction Model (WEPM).The SAGE system provides a mission support capability to assess jammer effects on GPS-guided, precision strike weapons. The system leverages the proven NAVSYS Jammer Location capability previously developed under an Air Force SBIR. Under Phase I we willdevelop a design for a JLOC sensor payload suitable for installation on a small UAV and develop a design to upgrade our JLOC master station to include the WEPM capability to provide GPS situational awareness. As an option, we also propose to support ademonstration of a prototype SAGE system using in-house test equipment. Because of the susceptibility of GPS to interference there is a growing need for civil and Government agencies to be able to quickly locate sources of interference to GPS. The SAGE"
Non-GPS Projectile Navigation,N00178-02-C-3012,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69898.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Lou Rozmiarek,Chief Financial Officer,7194814877,lrozmiarek@navsys.com,Alison Brown,President,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""The objective of this Phase I SBIR is to provide an alternative approach for guided projectiles to continue navigation in situations where the GPS signal is unusable because of enemy jamming. Our proposed navigation solution is to modify the guidedprojectiles' existing GPS receiver to allow it to use the jammer signals themselves as a source of navigation information to update the on-board inertial navigation system once the J/S level exceeds the ability of the GPS receiver to maintain lock. Thesystem relies on a network of small UAVs, such as the Smart Warfighting Array of Reconfigurable Modules (SWARM) UAVs. These provide jammer location sensor data to a shipboard master station which precisely geolocates the jammer sources. This informationis passed to the GPS-guided weapon prior to launch. The SWARM UAVs then provide data directly to the projectile in flight to support this back-up navigation mode.In phase I we will demonstrate the feasibility of this concept through a combination of simulation and testing. In Phase II we propose to deliver a prototype navigation system that can be used to demonstrate the system performance during field tests. Because of the susceptibility of GPS to interference there is a growing need for civil and Government agencies to be able to have a back-up capability to operate in the presence of GPS interference. The proposed navigation solution has application to allGPS precision-guided weapons a"
3D Antenna Array and GPS Receiver for Combined Navigation/Attitude Determination,NAS5-02110,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69859.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Kristin Mitchell,Controller,7194814877,kmitchell@navsys.com,DrAlison K. Brown,Principal Investigator,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"Under the Phase I effort, a design was developed for a flexible, high performance Space-based Software GPS Receiver (SSGR). The objective of this Phase II effort is to develop an SSGR Engineering Development Unit to be used to demonstrate the next generation capabilities of the SSGR for space applications. The SSGR is based on a digital multi-element phased array design that can be configured to provide: 4p steridian field of view for all-around GPS satellite visibility; digital beam and null-forming to allow tracking of both high power and low power GPS satellites; attitude determination to allow operation in a spinning satellite; advanced signal processing to allow extremely low power GPS satellite signal detection; precision GPS navigation capability using WADGPS corrections; and integrated GPS orbit determination using NASA GSFC?s GPS Enhanced Orbit Estimation Software (GEONS). On conclusion of the development effort, we propose to perform a demonstration of the SSGR capabilities to track both high and low power GPS satellite signals using a combination of live satellite tracking and simulated space mission scenarios."
3D Antenna Array and GPS Receiver for Combined Navigation/Attitude Determination,NAS5-02110,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599664.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Kristin Mitchell,Controller,7194814877,kmitchell@navsys.com,DrAlison K. Brown,Principal Investigator,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"Under the Phase I effort, a design was developed for a flexible, high performance Space-based Software GPS Receiver (SSGR). The objective of this Phase II effort is to develop an SSGR Engineering Development Unit to be used to demonstrate the next generation capabilities of the SSGR for space applications. The SSGR is based on a digital multi-element phased array design that can be configured to provide: 4p steridian field of view for all-around GPS satellite visibility; digital beam and null-forming to allow tracking of both high power and low power GPS satellites; attitude determination to allow operation in a spinning satellite; advanced signal processing to allow extremely low power GPS satellite signal detection; precision GPS navigation capability using WADGPS corrections; and integrated GPS orbit determination using NASA GSFC?s GPS Enhanced Orbit Estimation Software (GEONS). On conclusion of the development effort, we propose to perform a demonstration of the SSGR capabilities to track both high and low power GPS satellite signals using a combination of live satellite tracking and simulated space mission scenarios."
Hybrid Integrity for Precision Guidance and Landing,N68335-03-C-0064,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69999.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Rowland H. Worrell III,Chief Financial Officeir,7194814877,rworrell@navsys.com,Alison Brown,President and CEO,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""Under this Phase I effort it is proposed to develop a design for a hybrid integrity solution solution for precision approach and landing in a GPS jamming environment. The proposed integrity solution leverages the capabilities of next generation digitalspatial processing and ultra-tightly-coupled (UTC) GPS/inertial integrated military User Equipment (UE). Under this effort we will assess the failure modes inherent in the GPS system and UE and evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed GPS/InertialReceiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (GI-RAIM) algorithms in assuring the integrity, availability and continuity of the GPS observations during the challenging precision approach and landing phase of operation. The GI-RAIM algorithm will use thespatial diversity provided by the digital spatial processing algorithms to detect GPS and UE failure modes and will embed failure detection and isolation algorithms within the UTC signal processing algorithms. An analysis will also be included of analgorithm designed to perform carrier phase tracking integrity monitoring embedded within the Kinematic Carrier Phase Tracking (KCPT) positioning algorithms. This multi-level integrity monitoring approach will be evaluated first through simulation. UnderPhase II, test data will be collected to demonstrate the GI-RAIM algorithm performance in an UTC GPS/inertial digital spatial processing test-bed The modular nature of the GI-RAIM GPS/inertial integ"
Optimal Diversity Reception for Ship Relative Global Positioning System (SRGPS),N68335-02-C-3024,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,67365.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Kristin Mitchell,Controller,7194814877,kmitchell@navsys.com,Alison Brown,President,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""A key requirement for an operational SRGPS system is to assure the continuous transmission of shipside carrier-phase and pseudo-range measurements to the approaching aircraft. The continuity and quality of these measurements are critical. Of particularconcern are: (a) the robustness to signal blockages from the ship's superstructure; (b) the ability to operate in the presence of multipath and maintain the carrier-phase and pseudo-range integrity; and (c) the ability to continue operation in the presenceof RF interference and jammers in a tactical environment.Previous research has investigated the use of multiple reference antennas and diversity processing for improving the signal-in-space accuracy and integrity. Under this SBIR effort, we propose to develop a SRGPS reference station capability that includesthe use of multiple controlled reception pattern antennas (CRPAs) to allow both spatial and post-correlator diversity (SPCD) processing to be performed to enhance the continuity and integrity of the SRGPS carrier-phase and pseudo-range corrections.Under the Phase I effort, the NAVSYS SPCD algorithms will be further developed. Using simulated and real-world data, the algorithms will be tested to show their performance. Under the Phase II effort we propose to deliver a prototype P(Y) SRGPS referencestation including the SPCD capability for field testing. Applications exist for leveraging the improved measurement accuracy, interf"
Global Positioning System (GPS) Simulator Phase Calibration,F08635-02-C-0105,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99900.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Kristin Mitchell,Controller,7194814877,kmitchell@navsys.com,Alison K. Brown,President & CEO,7194814877,abrown@navsys.com,"""The need exists for a system capable of interfacing with the RF outputs of existing GPS simulators and measuring the phase delay for both L1 and L2 GPS frequencies across all the simulator channels. This must be accomplished at an operational power levelof approximately -163dBw.Under this SBIR effort, we propose to leverage our expertise with multi-element phase array GPS receivers and GPS simulator technology to deliver a low cost, Simulator Calibration (SIMCAL) PC-Based Test Set. This will provide the ability to make precise,unambiguous phase observations between multiple RF elements (L1 and L2) by recording and processing the GPS RF signals on each channel to calibrate for group-delay and phase offsets between the different channels.Under the Phase I effort we will develop a design for the simulator calibration process and assemble a prototype SIMCAL PC Test Set using in-house equipment. This will be used to collect a test data set to develop the SIMCAL calibration algorithms and todemonstrate the calibration performance. Under the Phase II effort, we propose to build and deliver a SIMCAL PC Test Set to the customer for maintenance of precise group-delay and carrier phase offset calibration data on their on-site GPS simulators. New DoD and Civil programs such as the Joint Precision Approach Landing System (JPALS), Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) and Navigation Warfare (Navwar) requir"
"All-Weather Landmark Identification, Correlation, Geolocation, and Inertial Measurement Unit",N00014-02-M-0196,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69998.00,NAVSYS Corporation,14960 Woodcarver Road,,Colorado Springs,CO,80921-,Yes,No,No,Kristin Mitchell,Controller,7194814877,kmitchell@navsys.com,Daniel Sullivan,Project Manager,7194814877,dsullivan@navsys.com,"""Under this proposed SBIR effort, NAVSYS will develop an integrated video and inertial sensor system design, capable of being used to provide a back-up navigation capability for a UAV in the event of GPS jamming. The system will be able to automaticallyperform landmark identification and tracking from the video imagery. The location of these landmarks extracted from the video imagery will be applied as video updates (VUPTs) to the on-board inertial navigation solution to reset the navigation error driftfrom the inertial sensors.Under the Phase I project, the video/navigation system operation will be prototyped and tested using a flight test data collected through a CRADA with the Air Force Academy. The design will heavily leverage our previous activities developing avideo/inertial precision targeting system and also low cost GPS/inertial UAV avionics. In Phase I a design will be developed for a low cost, miniature video/inertial sensor and gimbal payload, to be built under the Phase II project, that will be suitablefor installation on a small UAV. Market opportunities for this product exist for manned and unmanned aircraft guidance, unmanned ground vehicle guidance, in-building or underground navigation, and also to provide a video tracking capability for instrumenting flight tests. Thevideo/navigation technology provides a robust navigation capability during periods where GPS is unavailable and can also provide precision target c"
Microemulsion-based Nanoencapsulates of the Anticancer Drugs,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"Nano Interface Technology, Inc.","Nano Interface Technology, Inc.",8390A Terminal Rd,Lorton,VA,22079 0145,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Chittaranjan Singh,,7039816377,niti2020@netzero.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to develop temperature-sensitive nanoparticles to protect drugs from degradation in a targeted drug delivery system. Several important pharmaceutical compounds have low solubility and short half-life in the aqueous phase. As a result, significant portions of the therapeutic agents hydrolyze during formulation or in the blood before reaching the required site. Nanotechnology and microemulsion technology provide a novel approach to overcome these limitations. In this project, a model therapeutic agent, an anticancer drug, has been chosen for the development of an effective formulation. Microemulsion will eliminate hydrolysis of the therapeutic agent and also provide thermodynamically stable nano-size encapsulates for further development of the temperature-sensitive release characteristics of the end product. These nanoencapsulates will circulate in the blood for the long time and therapeutic agent can be delivered at the site of interest (tumor cells) by increasing temperature of that site with the help of a laser.
The commercial applications of this project are in the area of pharmaceutical drug delivery."
Self-Assembly Assisted Production of Nontoxic Obscurants,DAAD13-02-P-0044,DOD,CBD,SBIR,2002,1,69336.00,"Nano Interface Technology, Inc.","Nano Interface Technology, Inc.",8390A Terminal Rd,Lorton,VA,22079 0145,Yes,Yes,No,Chittaranjan P. Singh,President,7033392929,niti2020@netzero.com,Chittaranjan P. Singh,President,7039816377,niti2020@netzero.com,"""The present obscurants used in the smoke are in the range of submicron to micron-size. Recent theoretical calculation suggests that the ideal obscurants will be conducting nanorods having diameter of 20 nm and length of 4 micron. Nano InterfaceTechnology, Inc. (NITI) proposes to develop monodispersed metal-coated silica nanorods of above size using self-assembly technique. The core of silica nanorods will be developed by the self-assembly of lipids/phospholipids/surfactants. Theselipids/phospholipids are obtained from biological system. The nanorods will be made conducting by the electroless coating of the metal. Using self-assembly technique, NITI has successfully synthesized core silica nanorods having diameter of 32nm andlength in micron size and the preparation method can be reliably used for synthesizing larger quantities. The thin coating of metal will oxidize easily and the inner core of silica will be nontoxic. In the Phase I feasibility study, the company willsynthesize various sizes of metal-coated nanorods (diameter = 20-40nm and length = 2-4 micron) and its physico-chemical properties will be characterized. The multi-spectral range of the smoke can be broadened by mixing nanorods having different aspectratios and/or different types of metal coatings. We at NITI have worked out that the proposed obscurants will be highly economical because of its production via the self-assembly route. Father, owing to the use of t"
Large-Scale Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Tungsten Oxides,N00014-01-C-0388,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,298762.00,"NANOMAT, INC.","1061 Main Street, Building #1 - Drawer #18",,North Huntingdon,PA,15642 0742,Yes,Yes,No,Shree Kumar,Executive Vice President,7248616125,,Srikanth Raghunathan,President,7248616129,,"""The U. S. Navy is seeking ways to significantly improve the energy density, long-term stability, and ease of handling of solid propellants to enhance its global war-fighting capabilities. Solid-rocket propellants are typically based on the principle ofoxidation of a material into its respective oxide, thereby exothermically releasing large amounts of energy. The Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren Division (NSWC-DD) is currently exploring ways to use nanocrystalline aluminum and tungsten oxides aspotential combination of solid propellant and warhead materials in an aluminothermic reaction. However, the availability of nanocrystalline tungsten oxides is very limited, if at all commercially available. Hence, Nanomat, Inc. proposes to synthesizelarge quantities of nanocrystalline WO3, WO2, WO3.2H2O, and H2WO4.BENEFITS: Applications include, but are not limited to, electrochromic displays, solid-rocket propellants, catalysts, commercial and other defense ammunition, oil-well drilling, mining,construction, law enforcement, and energy industries. Furthermore these materials have tremendous commercial potential as cutting tools, mining and construction tools, die and wear parts, microelectronic packaging, counterweights, radiation shielding,high-temperature structural components, space components (thrusters, nozzles, rocket engines, chambers, etc.), aerospace components, lamp filaments, heating elements, etc."""
Soft Magnetic Nanocomposites for High-Frequency Power Applications,NAS3-02171,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69996.00,"NANOMAT, INC.","1061 Main Street, Building #1 - Drawer #18",,North Huntingdon,PA,15642 0742,Yes,Yes,No,Shree Kumar,Executive Vice President,7248616125,skumar@nanomat.com,DrAnit Giri,Principal Investigator,7248616123,agiri@nanomat.com,"As an excellent candidate soft magnetic material for transformer, generator, inductor and other applications at low frequency, Fe-Co alloys have attracted much attention. However, at high frequency, the power loss increases due to its low electrical resistivity. During the Phase I research, Nanomat, Inc. has successfully synthesized Fe-Co alloy nanoparticles coated with some electrically insulating materials in order to increase its electrical resistivity. Interesting results pertaining to the electrical and magnetic properties of such nanocomposites achieved in the Phase I research suggest that there is considerable merit for further research and development of the approach. In the Phase II program, Nanomat will focus on the optimization of powder synthesis, consolidation and scale-up. We will consolidate the powder in order to achieve high density compacts and evaluate their microstructure, electrical and magnetic properties as a function of compaction parameter. The additional developments and improvements will be the critical steps needed to incorporate the technology developed during Phase I into the market. Additionally, similar studies on synthesis, compaction and characterization of structural, magnetic and electrical properties of Fe-Ni alloy nanoparticles, will also be taken up."
A Superior Scintillator Material for High Resolution X-Ray Detectors,DE-FG02-02ER83518,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"NANOMAT, INC.","1061 Main Street, Building #1 - Drawer #18",,North Huntingdon,PA,15642 0742,Yes,Yes,No,Shree Kumar,70837,7248616125,skumar@nanomat.com,Kelly Sooklal-Vose,,7248616126,kvose@nanomat.com,"70837 Materials that exhibit a light output comparable or greater than bismuth germanate, have fast decay times, exhibit high efficiencies and can be manufactured inexpensively and in large pieces are extremely desirable for use in high-resolution X-ray detectors, needed for nuclear physics research. However, presently-used materials have several drawbacks: low sensitivity to X-rays, luminescence decays times that are too long, susceptibility to radiation damage, and poor spatial resolution. This project will develop a cost effective manufacturing process for the production of a superior scintillator that can be used as a substitute for the present bismuth germanate. Well-defined nanoclusters will be established that will overcome the above problems and ultimately be used in future generations of X-ray devices. Phase I will demonstrate that a superior quality scintillator can be obtained from a wide band gap semiconductor. Nanopowders of the semiconductor will be synthesized and its structure and optical properties will be characterized and optimized to establish maximum emission intensities. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Scintillator materials are commonly used as components of radiation detectors in X-ray detection systems such as counters, image intensifiers and computerized tomography (CT) scanners. Improved scintillators should find application in non-destructive testing, astronomy, medical imaging, molecular crystallography, and basic research."
Soft Magnetic Nanocomposites for High-Frequency Power Applications,NAS3-02171,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599957.00,"NANOMAT, INC.","1061 Main Street, Building #1 - Drawer #18",,North Huntingdon,PA,15642 0742,Yes,Yes,No,Shree Kumar,Executive Vice President,7248616125,skumar@nanomat.com,DrAnit Giri,Principal Investigator,7248616123,agiri@nanomat.com,"As an excellent candidate soft magnetic material for transformer, generator, inductor and other applications at low frequency, Fe-Co alloys have attracted much attention. However, at high frequency, the power loss increases due to its low electrical resistivity. During the Phase I research, Nanomat, Inc. has successfully synthesized Fe-Co alloy nanoparticles coated with some electrically insulating materials in order to increase its electrical resistivity. Interesting results pertaining to the electrical and magnetic properties of such nanocomposites achieved in the Phase I research suggest that there is considerable merit for further research and development of the approach. In the Phase II program, Nanomat will focus on the optimization of powder synthesis, consolidation and scale-up. We will consolidate the powder in order to achieve high density compacts and evaluate their microstructure, electrical and magnetic properties as a function of compaction parameter. The additional developments and improvements will be the critical steps needed to incorporate the technology developed during Phase I into the market. Additionally, similar studies on synthesis, compaction and characterization of structural, magnetic and electrical properties of Fe-Ni alloy nanoparticles, will also be taken up."
SBIR/Targeted Drug Delivery with Magnetic Nanoparticles,0214272,NSF,NSF,STTR,2002,1,99999.00,"NANOMAT, INC.","1061 Main Street, Building #1 - Drawer #18",,North Huntingdon,PA,15642 0742,Yes,Yes,No,Srikanth Raghunathan,President,,sraghunathan@nanomat.com,Anit Giri,,7248616123,agiri@nanomat.com,"This Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase I Project will develop a methodology for improved diagnosis and treatment of cancer by combining therapy and imaging in the same drug. Specifically, this study proposes to bind polyethylene glycol (PEG) coated magnetic nanopheres to a cancer targeting therapeutic agent (doxorubicin encapsulated temperature sensitive liposomes and hydrogels) and chelated to Tc-99m for imaging. After administration, the drug will be concentrated at the site of action by external magnetic guidance, verified by gamma camera imaging and released to the tumor using herperthermia treatment. A tumor specific marker bound to the complex will improve drug transport into the tumor. Once inside the tumor, therapeutic agents will be released to kill the cancer cells. Specific Goals of this Phase I Project are: (1) to develop the necessary chemistry and conjugation, (2) to examine the magnetic susceptibility of the complex using an in vitro flow model, and (3) to conduct tests in an in vitro cell culture model."
Nanocomposites for High-Temperature Nozzles in Rocket Engines,DASG60-02-P-0229,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"NANOMAT, INC.","1061 Main Street, Building #1 - Drawer #18",,North Huntingdon,PA,15642 0742,Yes,Yes,No,Shree Kumar,Executive Vice President,7248616125,skumar@nanomat.com,Clarence Skena,Director- Technology,7248616121,cskena@nanomat.com,"""Materials used for the rocket-engine nozzles, hot-gas valves and turbopump blades, require high elevated-temperature tensile and creep strength, ductility, hardness, and fracture toughness as they operate at temperatures (┐┐ 2200K) well above the meltingpoints of state-of-the-art intermetallics and superalloys. Current techniques to manufacture W-Re-0.32HfC and W-Re-ThO2 alloys include sintering of elemental powders and arc and electron-beam melting of presintered tungsten-rhenium alloys. These methodsresult in exaggerated grain growth thereby severely impairing these alloys┐_ high-temperature properties. The objective of this Phase I effort is to select and manufacture nanocrystalline W-Re alloys with nanosize HfC,TiB2, and ThO2 dispersoids, whichwill exceed or meet the performance characteristics of the conventionally sintered alloys. These composite powders will be rapidly hot-consolidated to near-theoretical density at substantially lower processing parameters enabling considerable savings inmanufacturing and processing costs. The manufactured components are expected to be extremely ablation and erosion-resistant in various operating environments. Phase I will focus on research and development for optimization of the synthesis,consolidation, and characterization while Phase II will concentrate on optimization of process-structure-property-performance parameters and building and testing of the prototypes resulting in a stand"
SBIR/STTR - Novel Magnetorheological Fluids with Nanosized Magnetic ParticlesS,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99999.00,"NANOMAT, INC.","1061 Main Street, Building #1 - Drawer #18",,North Huntingdon,PA,15642 0742,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Anit Giri,,7248616120,agiri@nanomat.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop magnetorheological (MR) fluids using nano-sized magnetic particles. MR fluids are a family of smart materials that have the unique ability to undergo rapid, reversible, and significant changes in their rheological properties on application of an external magnetic field. These unique properties make MR fluids very attractive for such applications as shock and vibration control, brakes, and precision finishing technology. However, problems persist with commercial MR fluids due to the relatively large magnetic particles used (typically 3-5 um). These problems include poor stability against sedimentation and redispersibility. In this Phase I project, nanosized magnetic powders will be developed to produce MR fluids with improved stability and redispersibility. This will be followed by optimization of synthesis, characterization, and testing of the MR fluids.
The commercial applications of this project are expected to include electrically controllable dampers, brakes, clutches, engine mounts, throttle valves, cross steppers and precision finishing technology."
Ultrahigh Energy Propulsion By Pulsed Magnetic Field Compression of Fissile Plas,NAS8-02103,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599999.00,New Era Technology,"3720 NW 43rd Street, Suite 105",,Gainesville,FL,32606 6190,Yes,No,No,Sousan Anghaie,Business Official,3523789880,sousan@confman.com,Angelo Ferrari,Research Engineer,3523716016,ferrari42@hotmail.com,"A new fission powered space power and propulsion system based on using a non-moving fissile gas is proposed. The main innovation in the proposed fission based propulsion system is the use of well-established fusion plasma confinement and compression methods to achieve a supercritical condition in a highly subcritical fissile gas. In particular, electromagnetic induced shock wave compaction and gas dynamic trap techniques are merged to bring a relatively small volume ( 1 m3) of a fissile (235U, 233U, or 239Pu) compound gas (such as UF4) to prompt supercriticality condition, thereby, releasing an intense pulse of fission power. A magnetic field compaction scheme is designed to directly convert the fission energy to electricity. The specific energy of the proposed nuclear electric system for megawatt level power operation is well above 1 kWe/kg. An alternative direct propulsion system is designed based on using a merger between Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) and hydrodynamic confinement techniques to achieve long duration ( 100 to 1000 ms) criticality and ultrahigh burnup in a fissile gas. The MTF technique induces a large pressure ratio ( 10) adiabatic compaction of fissile gas by rapid collapsing of a cylindrical layer of a low neutron absorbing metal (Al or Zr). Hydrodynamic confinement in a leaky reversed mirror configuration is used to contain and direct the fission plasma through a nozzle, thereby, generating intense thrust ( 100s of klb) at specific impulse levels in excess of 2000 seconds."
Ultrahigh Energy Propulsion By Pulsed Magnetic Field Compression of Fissile Plas,NAS8-02103,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,New Era Technology,"3720 NW 43rd Street, Suite 105",,Gainesville,FL,32606 6190,Yes,No,No,Sousan Anghaie,Business Official,3523789880,sousan@confman.com,Angelo Ferrari,Research Engineer,3523716016,ferrari42@hotmail.com,"A new fission powered space power and propulsion system based on using a non-moving fissile gas is proposed. The main innovation in the proposed fission based propulsion system is the use of well-established fusion plasma confinement and compression methods to achieve a supercritical condition in a highly subcritical fissile gas. In particular, electromagnetic induced shock wave compaction and gas dynamic trap techniques are merged to bring a relatively small volume ( 1 m3) of a fissile (235U, 233U, or 239Pu) compound gas (such as UF4) to prompt supercriticality condition, thereby, releasing an intense pulse of fission power. A magnetic field compaction scheme is designed to directly convert the fission energy to electricity. The specific energy of the proposed nuclear electric system for megawatt level power operation is well above 1 kWe/kg. An alternative direct propulsion system is designed based on using a merger between Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) and hydrodynamic confinement techniques to achieve long duration ( 100 to 1000 ms) criticality and ultrahigh burnup in a fissile gas. The MTF technique induces a large pressure ratio ( 10) adiabatic compaction of fissile gas by rapid collapsing of a cylindrical layer of a low neutron absorbing metal (Al or Zr). Hydrodynamic confinement in a leaky reversed mirror configuration is used to contain and direct the fission plasma through a nozzle, thereby, generating intense thrust ( 100s of klb) at specific impulse levels in excess of 2000 seconds."
ZINC-BASED DIAGNOSTIC FOR PROSTATE CANCER,1R43CA096354-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,168193.00,"NEUROBIOTEX, INC.",101 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BLVD,,GALVESTON,TX,77550-,Yes,No,No,Cathleen Frederickson,,4097620678,CATFREDERICKSON@HOTMAIL.COM,Christopher J. Frederickson,,4097620678,CJFREDERICKSON@HOTMAIL.COM,"We shall develop analytical tools for measuring the amount and speciation of zinc in semen; these tools will facilitate basic research and may lead to a zinc-based diagnostic kit for
prostate cancer.
According to the prevailing literature, semen zinc falls by 50 percent-90
percent in the early stages of prostate cancer while not changing in benign
hypertrophy. If this is true, a combined measurement of semen zinc (falling in
cancer) and serum PSA (rising in cancer) could provide sensitive and selective
early diagnosis for prostate cancer. We envision test kits for routine testing
of seminal zinc in the clinic, or even at home.
Our Phase I goals are (i) develop methods and materials for measuring all the
different seminal zinc pools (free, microligand-bound, protein bound,
spermatozoan), (ii) establish preliminary norms for the various zinc pools in
control men and (iii) measure the same parameters in samples from select
prostate cancer patients.
If Phase I results warrant continuation, in Phase II we will (i) prototype
procedures for home/office kits for testing semen zinc, (ii) gather
large-sample clinical data on zinc as a screening tool for prostate cancer
(iii) develop quantitative models of the best multi-zinc pool diagnostic of
cancer."
sbir/sttr phase i: Information Theoretic Learning and application to Fetal ECG,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,96873.00,NeuroDimension Incorporated,3701 NW 40th Terr,,Gainesville,FL,32606,Yes,No,No,,,,,Neil Euliano,,3523775144,neil@nd.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)Phase I project focuses on the development and evaluation of a new class of algorithms for blind source separation (BSS) and independent component analysis (ICA) based on a recently proposed information theoretic learning (ITL) criterion. The algorithms yield several practical criteria to adapt universal mappers, either under unsupervised or supervised paradigms. The ITL criterion can dramatically improve upon systems trained with mean square error. NeuroDimension will develop new algorithms to choose the segments for separation, address BSS of noisy mixtures, and extend the ITL criterion to convolutive mixtures. The firm further proposes to validate these methods via the fetal heart rate monitoring problem, which requires the separation of the maternal and fetal ECGs, a blind source separation problem. The ITL criterion of minimum cross entropy can exploit the fact that the ECGs are statistically independent. The expectation is that the new information theoretic learning will extract a much cleaner ECG because it is exploiting all the information about the signal statistics, not only the second order statistics (as MSE does). Finally the ITL criterion will be compared with the conventional interference cancellation algorithms in real data obtained from the University of Florida College of Medicine. The project has the potential to develop a new piece of clinical instrumentation, a fetal heart monitor, for which there is a demonstrated market. The firm utilizes a new approach to information signal process that may be able to identify the elusive fetal heart signal in a practical, real-time manner."
PAIN MANAGEMENT ELECTRONIC CALENDAR: PHASE 1,1R43DE014797-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99898.00,"NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC.",480 PLEASANT STREET,,WATERTOWN,MA,02472-4515,Yes,No,No,Anna Salvin,,6179237747,ANNAS@NERI.ORG,Randi S. Triant,,6179237747,RANDIT@NERI.ORG,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposal is to develop and evaluate a prototype of an electronic pain software program to be distributed to physicians for patients to monitor chronic pain, symptoms and treatments. An accompanying prototype website will provide samples of customizable reports and patient education pages on pain management. Chronic pain and related symptoms afflict a third of the American population (over 80 million people). Chronic pain accounts for 21% of emergency room visits, 25% of annual missed workdays, and imposes a greater economic burden than any other disease with estimated annual costs of up to $100 billion. Pain is the primary symptom for seeking medical care. However, misunderstanding symptoms, lack of adequate treatment guidelines, and limited continuity of care result in patient and physician frustration with care. Objectives of this prototype software include: 1) Develop clinical content for the prototype diary and website based on Dr. Jamison's and NERI's electronic software and pain management experience; 2) Program the clinical content into a calendar format for easy daily entry of data with the use of pull-down screens and icons; 3) Test and evaluate the prototype software through external evaluation and comparison with a paper diary using volunteer clinic patients."
MANAGING TYPE 2 DIABETES: A WEB SITE FOR PHYSICIANS,1R43DK061165-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99650.00,"NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC.",480 PLEASANT STREET,,WATERTOWN,MA,02472-4515,Yes,No,No,Anna Slavin,,6179237747,ANNAS@NERI.ORG,Randi S. Triant,,6179237747,RANDIT@NERI.ORG,"Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the US, with prevalence increasing steadily over the past four decades. Over 10 million Americans are affected, with a prevalence of 7.8% among adults over age 20 years and 18.8% among those over age 60 (Harris, 1998). More than one in ten health care dollars and one in four Medicare dollars are spent on people with diabetes (DRWG, 1999). Despite the rise in diabetes, training primary care practitioners on diabetes management remains inadequate. This product will be designed to help practitioners evaluate and manage diabetes patients who are misdiagnosed, under- treated or have poor compliance. Our proposed Web site program on type 2 diabetes goes beyond text-book teaching by emphasizing multi- disciplinary, hands-on, problem-based learning. Specific goals include: Developing content base din collaboration with our consultant on scientific literature on type 2 diabetes. Designing and formatting the Web-based program for CME accreditation. Developing a script and storyboard for one section of the program. Producing one Web-based section of the program to reflect quality of the full program. Evaluating feasibility of the program and initiating CME accreditation. Finalizing a production schedule, evaluation plan, and budget for Phase II. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: This Web site will be marketed as a CME course to the 82,000 general practitioners in hospital, managed care, and private practice. In addition, it will be marketed to the 128,000 internal Medicine physicians and 64,000 Family Practice Physicians in the US."
WEB SITE FOR NURSING ETHICS,2R44NR005355-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC.",480 PLEASANT STREET,,WATERTOWN,MA,02472-4515,Yes,No,No,Anna Slavin,,6179237747,ANNAS@NERI.ORG,Sharon L. Tennstedt,,6179237747,SHARONT@NERI.ORG,"The objective of this SBIR is to develop and test a web-based continuing education program for nurses with clear implications for improving patient care. Empirical data establish the need for continuing education in nursing ethics. The World Wide Web offers a medium for providing education which is innovative, readily accessible, and convenient. The product of Phase I are 1) content outline for the 8 courses; 2) design and format plan of the program; 3) a script and web-based prototype course; 4) results of the feasibility evaluation; 5) accreditation as a CE provider; and 6) a detailed plan for production. The Aims for Phase II include: 1) development of content for 8 courses by experts in nursing ethics; 2) writing the script and storyboard for the content of each course; 3) production of the courses; 4) evaluation of the CE courses' effectiveness; and 5) linking the CE program to appropriate professional Web sites for dissemination. This project involves close collaboration of NERI and several experts in the field of nursing ethics. The expert consultants will provide clinical expertise, and NERI will provide technical and scientific expertise to develop and test the courses. The web-based courses will be marketed as a CE product for nurses."
A THEORETICALLY GROUNDED SCALE TO MEASURE SES IN SURVEYS,1R43AG017410-01A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99914.00,"NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC.",480 PLEASANT STREET,,WATERTOWN,MA,02472-4515,Yes,No,No,Anna Slavin,,6179237747,ANNAS@NERI.ORG,Kevin W. Smith,,6179237747,KEVINS@NERI.ORG,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to develop a psychometrically sound yet practical scale for measuring socioeconomic status (SES) in health and epidemiologic surveys. Building on previous efforts and our paper (Oakes and Rossi 2000), the scale will be the first to operationalize SES through the unified theory of ""capital"" accumulation: SES is a function of material capital, human capital and social capital. One advantage of this innovative approach is that it frames SES in terms familiar to policy-makers seeking to improve the public's health. The importance of developing a practical SES scale cannot be overstated. While the relationship between SES and health has long been established, even the NIH acknowledges that existing measures are inadequate for applied surveys. An accurate and useable instrument will provide for more efficacious clinical and policy interventions to improve the public?s health, especially in aging populations. Domain and item pool specification will be influenced by previous research and an Advisory Panel of distinguished scholars. A mail survey will determine the scale's usefulness and psychometric properties. Estimation of the latent SES construct will be done through a MIMIC model. Phase II plans include ethnographic and focus group refinement, rigorous evaluation across survey modes, norming, and product distribution"
WEB SITE FOR NURSING ETHICS,2R44NR005355-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,741218.00,"NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC.",480 PLEASANT STREET,,WATERTOWN,MA,02472-4515,Yes,No,No,Anna Slavin,,6179237747,ANNAS@NERI.ORG,Sharon L. Tennstedt,,6179237747,SHARONT@NERI.ORG,"The objective of this SBIR is to develop and test a web-based continuing education program for nurses with clear implications for improving patient care. Empirical data establish the need for continuing education in nursing ethics. The World Wide Web offers a medium for providing education which is innovative, readily accessible, and convenient. The product of Phase I are 1) content outline for the 8 courses; 2) design and format plan of the program; 3) a script and web-based prototype course; 4) results of the feasibility evaluation; 5) accreditation as a CE provider; and 6) a detailed plan for production. The Aims for Phase II include: 1) development of content for 8 courses by experts in nursing ethics; 2) writing the script and storyboard for the content of each course; 3) production of the courses; 4) evaluation of the CE courses' effectiveness; and 5) linking the CE program to appropriate professional Web sites for dissemination. This project involves close collaboration of NERI and several experts in the field of nursing ethics. The expert consultants will provide clinical expertise, and NERI will provide technical and scientific expertise to develop and test the courses. The web-based courses will be marketed as a CE product for nurses."
Novel Array Waveguide Evanescent Coupler for Card-to-Backplane Optical Interconnect Applications,DASG60-02-P-0206,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69993.00,"NEW SPAN OPTO-TECHNOLOGY, INC.",16115 SW 117th Ave. A-15,,Miami,FL,33177-,Yes,No,No,Grace Wang,President,3052756998,gwang@nsotech.com,Jame J. Yang,Senior Scientist,3053215288,jyang@nsotech.com,"""Card-to-backplane optical interconnects are required for high speed opto-electronic packaged computing systems. Present method of interconnection employs 90┬┐ out of plane turn by the optical waveguide. Such approach greatly increases cost of manufactureand degrades backplane reliability. Furthermore, the presence of such local waveguide termination consumes optical power even when the card is not plugged in at the interconnect location. New Span Opto-Technology Inc. proposes herein an array waveguideevanescent coupler for card-to-backplane optical interconnection. The new coupler facilitates easy coupling between card and backplane waveguides through an auto alignment packaging. It eliminates the problems of 90┬┐ out of plane turn and local waveguidetermination. Without local card plug-in there is no optical energy consumption at the connector location. With card plugged-in the card-to-backplane coupling efficiency can be adjusted through a locking screw. Adjusting coupling efficiency can also supportbroadcasting function for multiple-card interconnects. This approach is thus an energy efficient approach with excellent repeatability and interconnect reliability. Phase I research will demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the array waveguideevanescent coupling. Phase II will optimize the coupler and interconnect system for the realization of a practical optical interconnected opto-electronic computing system. The successful"
Large Scale Photonic Switching Using Laser Writable Polymer Waveguide Along with Reconfigurable Gratings,DASG60-02-P-0288,DOD,MDA,STTR,2002,1,70000.00,"NEW SPAN OPTO-TECHNOLOGY, INC.",16115 SW 117th Ave. A-15,,Miami,FL,33177-,Yes,No,No,Grace Wang,President,3052756998,gwang@nsotech.com,Jame J. Yang,Senior Scientist,3053215288,jyang@nsotech.com,"Photonic approaches are attractive for next generation computing and communication systems. In particular, photonic switch matrix is useful for reconfigurable optical interconnection of several high-speed computing systems for missile defense applications.Existing switching device architectures requiring N square cascaded matrix switching elements for N x N non-blocking switching limits the scalability of switch matrix. The large number of switching nodes involved makes the switch matrix suffer fromsignificant crosstalk due to imperfect analog switching. New Span Opto-Technology Inc. and University of Miami propose herein a novel photonic switch matrix using all optical control for switch pattern reconfiguration. It is based on a new laser writablepolymer waveguide and recording of instant gratings on such fast response waveguide. By minimizing the switching nodes and incorporating binary switching the novel device should minimize the switch crosstalk, improve device throughput, and offer thesimultaneous advantages of large scale matrix forming capability and fast switch pattern reconfiguration. It further minimizes switch system sensitivity to EMI due to all-optical binary switching. Phase I will demonstrate the feasibility of the proposedswitching concept. Phase II will realize a large-scale photonic switch matrix for reconfigurable optical interconnection for missile defense applications. The successful development of the photonic switch matrix with large-scale matrix forming capabilityand fast switch pattern reconfiguration can result in dual use applications. It will benefit greatly to military and MDA systems for fast computing and signal processing for targeting, missile interception, and fast access to large intelligent database.The reduced EMI sensitivity can improve the system reliability under hash environment. It will also benefit the communication industry to improve network routing speed for better video conferencing, video e-mail, and internet access."
Inducing Retained Compressive Stresses for the Design of Lightweight Tough Composite Material Structures,DAAE07-02-C-L046,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69555.00,"NOVELTECH, INC.",3725 Tremont Lane,,Ann Arbor,MI,48105,Yes,Yes,No,Golam Newaz,President,7346690503,mti01@worldnet.att.net,Golam Newaz,Chief Scientific Officer,7346690503,mti01@worldnet.att.net,"""The SMA reinforced aluminum composites show self-strengthening by compressive stresses in Al matrix due to shape memory shrinkages of the embedded TiNi fibers (Furuya, 1996). The increases in tensile properties such as yield stress as well as fatigueresistance (crack growth retardation) at higher temperature were experimentally confirmed by Furuya (1996).Based on the new requirements for Future Combat Systems (FCS), there is a great need to develop MMCs with(1) minimal machining and joining requirements (near net-shape capability),(2) complex shape manufacturability,(3) improved fracture toughness (KIC) and impact toughness (Charpy)over 75% that of hardened 4340 steel, and(4) a density that is 25% lighter than steel.In Phase I of this SBIR program, our team will investigate the feasibility of using SMAs to make Al MMC with SiC particulates and/or whiskers to develop tough and durable MMCs with a manufacturing process that is capable of making complex structuralparts for application in FCS. SMA based aluminum MMC offer self-induced compressive residual stresses which willincrease the durability and damage telerance of MMC for application in demandingArmy vehicle applications such as in Future Combat Systems (FCS). Processing routesproposed can be used to develop materials in various forms allowing maximumflexibility and increasing the possibility of applications of SMA based MMCsin various structural parts. The process technology c"
Naturally Selenium-Rich Food Products,2002-33610-11866,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,80000.00,"Niobrara Natural, LLC",P. O. Box 150,,Lusk,WY,82225,Yes,Yes,No,Kevin J. Haas,Manager,3073349992,,Robert C. Albin,,8067997313,bob.albin@ttu.edu,"The American High Plains and Eastern Wyoming, in particular, contain some of the most abundant sources of naturally-occurring selenium in the world. Certain edible plants when grown in these soils become rich in organic selenium themselves. During the last three years, two important findings have been established by Dr. Leif Thompson's investigation into selenium. First, a high-quality organic selenium-rich food product easily digested by humans has been created. Second, this product is safe for human consumption. In July of 2001, a patent was awarded for this naturally selenium-rich human food product developed for Niobrara Natural LLC by Dr. Thompson. There are two primary goals of this SBIR proposal, the first of which is to conduct a regional survey in order to locate and quantify cultivated crops containing high selenium levels. The second is to establish a field laboratory in Niobrara County Wyoming. The best strains of the various legumes and small grains collected from the survey will be cultivated in a common environment and then analyzed for selenium uptake and yield. This data will enable Niobrara Natural LLC to determine the best plant strains to use in production of high quality naturally selenium-rich food products. Niobrara Natural LLC was formed as a way to bring a lucrative economic opportunity to the agricultural producers in the High Plains region. Many rural communities, especially Niobrara County, are searching for ways to create value-added products so existing businesses can be retained and possibly expanded. Not only does this project offer this type of opportunity, it works within existing ecosystems which have been maintained and cared for by the people who know and understand them the best."
DEVELOPMENT OF SCID-I CV ON HANDHELD POCKET PC PDA,N44MH022053-000,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,NOVA RESEARCH COMPANY,4600 East-West Highway,Suite 700,Bethesda,MD,20814-6900,Yes,No,No,,,3019861891,,Paul Young,,,,N/A
DEVELOPMENT OF SCID-I CV ON HANDHELD POCKET PC PDA,N44MH022053-000,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,343236.00,NOVA RESEARCH COMPANY,4600 East-West Highway,Suite 700,Bethesda,MD,20814-6900,Yes,No,No,,,3019861891,,Paul Young,,,,N/A
GaAs and Higher Z PCDs for Flash X-ray Diagnostics,DTRA01-02-P-0239,DOD,DTRA,SBIR,2002,1,99796.00,Nu-Trek,16955 Via Del Campo,Suite 250,San Diego,CA,92127-2110,Yes,No,No,Miriam Rauch,Dir. Business Development,8584878149,miriamrauch@home.com,John E. Rauch,Chief Scientist,8584878149,miriamrauch@home.com,"We will develop, demonstrate, and commercialize detectors, dose rate monitors, ratio monitors, and other diagnostics using GaAs and higher Z PCDs. In order to ensure the reliability and efficacy of the detectors, they will be subjected to a stringent testprotocal that will evaluate them agianst 8 performance requirements. In Phase II we will design and demonstrate spectrometers and other diagnostics that use the PCDs developed. As part of the demonstration we will use the diagnostics to characterize flashX-ray sources with endpoint energies up to 1.5 MeV. (1) GaAs PCD for the direct measurement of dose rate GaAs.(2) Commercial source for detectors and diagnostics using GaAs and other high Z PCDs for use for the characterization of flash X-ray sources withendpoint energies up to 1.5 MeV. The availability of these detectors will enable the design of spectrometers and other diagnostics with significantly improved spectral resolution.(3)The detector technology developed will also have significant non-DTRAapplications in areas such as positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computarized tomography (SPECT), nuclear spectroscopy, radionuclide identification, dosimetry, radiation monitoring, and non-destructive testing."
Using High Resolution Multispectral and/or Hyperspectral Imagery to Improve Digital Land Cover Classification From Low Resolution Multispectral Imager,DACA42-02-C-0012,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119091.00,"OBSERVERA, INC.","4451 Brookfield Corp. Dr., Suite 107",,Chantilly,VA,20151,Yes,No,No,Alicia Trejo jamison,President,8004446905,ajamison@observera.com,Todd Jamison,Vice President,8004446905,tjamison@observera.com,"Observera proposes to integrate several innovative fusion concepts (resolution enhancement technology, high resolution signature data, and spatial texture) into the Army's process of Land Cover / Land Use (LCLU) classification from LANDSAT. Thisintegration will result in substantially improved classification over current techniques. Specific focus will be on automating as much of these techniques as possible in order to maximize their utility for quick response missions. In addition, we willalso develop the collection strategies necessary for cost-effective collection of the high-resolution imagery needed to support these new concepts. Demonstrating these capabilities lays an effective foundation for the development of an integratedclassification process in Phase II, which will consist of the development of a prototype LCLU system. The Phase II effort will use rapid prototyping methodologies in order to develop a series of incrementally more capable prototype systems.Commercialization of the integrated system is one possible avenue, either as an add-on to a commercial image processing package or bundled with a commercial package as a complete system. Additionally, several of the individual components have independentcommercial viability. In the larger context, the concepts developed here also enhance our ability to provide customized feature extraction capabilities to government and commercial customers worldwide."
Remote Data Link for Integrated Ocean Observing System,N00014-02-C-0222,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,412002.00,"Omnet, Inc.",Box 1285 (21 North Central Avenue),,Staunton,VA,24402,Yes,Yes,No,Susan K. Kubany,President,5408855800,S.Kubany@Omnet.com,Robert H. Heinmiller,Vice-President,5408855800,R.Heinmiller@Omnet.com,"""The PI proposes to develop and deploy the prototype of a completeglobal data telemetry system, based on the Iridium satelliteconstellation, and tailored to the needs of the ocean researchand monitoring community, under the aegis of the Ocean.USprogram.This system will be a major operational component of theIntegrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). It will be a majorstep forward in data telemetry capabilities for this community,in terms of bandwidth, geographical coverage, value-addedservices, robustness, and cost.The system is expected to evolve into a full-fledged operationalsystem. This means it must be scalable as bandwidth needsincrease and adaptable as new features and enhancements are addedto the space segment and to accommodate new developments innetworking technology.The system will encompass servers at multiple ground stations,network connections, and software to provide both basic andadvanced customer services. It will also involve the design,negotiation, and establishment of an innovativeprivate/government/academic business partnership.BENEFITS: The proposed system will provide a global data telemetry system for marine research and monitoring that has more bandwidth. Is more robust, and costs less than any capability yet available to the community.It will provide support and services tailored to the specialized needs of Ocean.US, the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), and the user community.As a crucial component"
sbir phase i: Assistive Reading Device for Persons with Disabilities,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,PAGEFLIP,111 WOODMERE BLVD S,Ste 1675,WOODMERE,NY,11598-1819,Yes,No,No,,,,,Irene Schipper,,5163741607,schipper21@hotmail.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project proposes to further improve an assistive device for reading that is currently under development at the company. The device, an electromechanical
page turner, allows people with upper extremity impairment to conveniently and easily turn pages of a book in either direction. With the touch of a button, the page turner can automatically grab the next page, turn it, and keep the book opened flat during the entire process. If necessary, an alternate activation method can be employed, such as a sip-and-puff switch, chin switch, or foot pedal. There are three key phases of the page turning process : page engagement, page restraint, and page transport. In its current form, the page turner prototype offers superior solutions to each of these phases and addresses the limitations of commercially available systems. Several key research problems must now be addressed in order to improve the reliability of the apparatus. The problems center on the unit's turnstile element which serves two principle functions: page restraint and page transport. The turnstile is necessary to hold the book open flat, as well as to move a page from one side of the book to the other. The turnstile-on-paper and paper-on-paper frictional properties are important considerations for successful operation of the page turner. The goal of the Phase I Project is to investigate optimal contact pressure between the turnstile and the book page, as well as to exxamine the bending stiffness, coefficient of friction, and the mechanical characteristics of paper. To achieve the stated goals, experiments are proposed to test a variety of paper materials and book sizes, and to develop computer models that will help in parametric studies of the design. The experimental and computational results will be validated with the standard test methods recommended by the U.S. Trade Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) and Japan Industrial Standards (JIS). The results of this investigation will allow the company to optimize the design and thereby improve the performance and reliability of the page turner.
The commercial applications of this project are in the area of assistive home-care technology for the elderly and disabled. A page turner would be particularly beneficial to people with limited bilateral upper extremity function caused by neurological impairment, musculoskeletal problems, and generalized weakness. The proposed device would serve to enhance their quality of life by improving their independence in this activity of daily living."
AUTOMATIC PAGE TURNER FOR THE DISABLED AND ELDERLY,1R43HD041777-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99510.00,PAGEFLIP,111 WOODMERE BLVD S,Ste 1675,WOODMERE,NY,11598-1819,Yes,No,No,Irene Schipper,,5163741607,SCHIPPER21@HOTMAIL.COM,Irene S. Schipper,,5163746667,SCHIPPER@PAGEFLIP.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The design and development of an automatic page turner is proposed to promote independence in reading for individuals with disabilities and the elderly. The device is capable of turning the pages of a book or magazine in a forward or a reverse direction for hands-free operation. It is proposed that the unit be conveniently activated with a large hand/foot pedal, sip-and-puff switch, chin switch, or voice activated unit. A page turner would serve to enhance their quality of life by improving their independence in this activity of daily living. In addition, it offers the benefits to a potentially large market of diverse users, including musicians and avid readers. Economies of scale due to the potentially large market will help make it possible to offer this assistive technology at low cost.
The long-term goal of this project is to develop an electromechanical page turner with an advanced design that is superior in several respects, including reliability, portability, ease of use, and cost. Preliminary results with six prototype models demonstrate an improved assistive technology that addresses design flaws prevalent in existing products and patents. Our research has identified three components to a successful design: page engagement, restraint, and transport. The several dozen patents on the subject and the very few actual devices available are shown to address only a subset of the three processes. Our prototype is more reliable and effective because it actually addresses all three processes. The goal of the Phase I work is to improve page engagement by conducting rigorous tests on various adhesives for the pickup arm. The investigation will test various putties, gels, and tapes, on a variety of paper weights and textures, applied over a range of settings for contact pressure and time. The result will identify the best page engagement method to satisfy our benchmark of 95% reliability in turning one page at a time over 300 cycles at a rate of two seconds per page."
"Diver Worn Equipment for Diving in Chemical/Biological, Toxic Industrial Chemical and Toxic Industrial Material (TIC/TIM)",N00024-02-C-4115,DOD,CBD,SBIR,2002,1,69590.00,Paragon Space Development Corporation,AZ,,Tucson,AZ,85714-2221,Yes,No,No,Jane Poynter,CEO,5209031000,jpoynter@paragonsdc.com,Grant A. Anderson,VP of Engineering,5209031000,ganderson@paragonsdc.com,"""Recent events have highlighted the need to protect divers in working environments that have been contaminated with biological or chemical toxins and/or other hazardous materials (HAZMATs). Paragon Space Development Corporation (PSDC), with extensiveexperience in space suit design and diving systems, has completed preliminary engineering and design work for a demand regulator and exhaust valve system. The proposed system completely isolates the breathing gas system from the contaminated environment.Further, it provides continuous monitoring of all critical seals and can provide warning of a breach anywhere in the diving suit.PSDC proposes to conduct laboratory and field evaluations to demonstrate that their Regulated Surface Exhaust (RSE) System, including the helmet interfaces, do not permit contaminants to enter the breathing loop. Phase I investigations will includeevaluation of candidate components and subsystems, engineering optimization of the proposed design, and prototype development. RSE testing with the UBA MK 21 MOD 1 diving helmet will occur in Phase II. In Phase III, we will test a fully demonstrated anddocumented RSE system (production design) with the UBA MK 21 MOD 1. All phases will include investigation for chemically hardening the helmet and helmet/suit interface prior to diving, and decontaminating the system after exposure. The proposed system affords complete isolation of the breathing gas system from the contam"
SBIR Phase I: eTandem Distance Coaching,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,170787.00,"Parvis, Inc.",910 Technology Blvd. Suite A,,Bozeman,MT,59718,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dawn D'Atri,,4065569772,d.datri@parvis.de,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of a distance coaching system for foreign language learners using the tandem method through electronic media (eTandem). The objectives of the proposed research are to establish a fundamental understanding of issues and parameters affecting eTandem distance coaching and to demonstrate feasibility of an eTandem distance coaching system. Language learners lacking access to foreign language learning opportunities will be targeted. Rural and disadvantaged learners are key target groups. Tandem is an autonomous form of language learning where two native speakers of different languages form a reciprocal learning partnership. Tandem coaching was conceived, researched and demonstrated to improve the effectiveness of the tandem learning process. Since 1994, Tandem has been practiced using electronic media (eTandem) with great success. The concept of distance coaching for eTandem learners, not previously researched, offers high potential to advance language learning and intercultural exchange for an international audience.
Parvis proffers a system, eTandem coaching, with potential for a dramatic impact on distance foreign language learning worldwide, serving a wide range of possible customers from K-12 to adult education."
IMAN - Intelligent Information Management System,N00178-02-C-1028,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69951.00,"PATHFINDER SYSTEMS, INC.",5525 West 56th Avenue,Suite 400,Arvada,CO,80002,Yes,Yes,No,Sheila Jaszlics,President,3037638660,sheila@pathfindersystems.com,Sheila Jaszlics,President,3037638660,sheila@pathfindersystems.com,"We will develop an information management system that provides an efficient and fully synthesized picture of the Battlespace to support successful naval operation execution. We call our system the Intelligent Information Management System (IMAN). IMANwill use a distributed architecture of intelligent agents that will assist naval personnel in the execution of their duties. These intelligent agents will execute a variety of user defined data analysis and fusion tasks to reduce manning requirements onUS Navy ships. Innovative display technologies will include two-dimensional, three-dimensional and augmented reality displays that will portray the state of the Battlespace to the users. The first application of the technology will be to support CICoperations onboard Arleigh Burke DDG-51 class destroyers. It is anticipated that this effort will result in the development of a set of information management and display technologies that will reduce manning requirements on US Navy ships. The IMAN systemwill provide an enhanced view of the battlespace that will translate into missions successfully executed with fewer resources and longer lasting results. The technology can be directly applied to transportation systems, command and control systems forother military services as well as the management of large-scale amusement parks and power plants."
Laser-Illuminated Sub-Image Scanning High Resolution Light Engine,F33615-02-C-6025,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749981.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Tin M. Aye,Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to dramatically increase the resolution and field-of-view of helmet-mounted-display (HMD) light engines over those based on miniature CRTs, LCDs, microdisplays, and laser scanned displays. POC proposes to developa new full color high resolution HMD light engine based on laser illumination, a high speed CMOS-LCD spatial light modulator (SLM), with frame scanning. The proposed approach multiplies the resolution (to 4k x 4k pixels) from a relatively low resolutionminiature-LCD, taking advantage of its high refresh speed. The technology is made commercially attractive by its unique integration of available commercial components and low cost fabrication techniques. The Phase I effort developed a compactLaser-Illuminated Sub-Image Scanning (LASIS) light engine demonstration unit in which COTS components such as laser diodes and CMOS-LCD microdisplays are integrated with POC's liquid crystal digital scanners to generate color sequential full resolutionimages for U.S. Air Force simulator HMDs. In Phase I, POC demonstrated the feasibility of the approach through design, analysis, and an experimental proof-of-concept demonstration, preparing for the proposed Phase II prototyping, demonstration, andtesting of a preproduction light engine."
Ruggedized Durable Optical Fiber Connector,F33615-02-C-5500,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749897.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Alexander Parfenov,Team Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel RUggedized Durable OpticaL Fiber (RUDOLF) Connector as a reliable fiber optic connector for use in harsh environments. The design, based on expanded beam principles, is tolerant of lateralmisalignments and leaves no voids in connector construction to be contaminated by fluids. RUDOLF prevents alignment instability and potential failure of the optical connector as a result of contamination by coolant fluids. It is also tolerant of thermalexpansion, and minimizes optical losses. RUDOLF will maintain a reliable optical connection in the SEM-E modules in F-22 avionics in harsh environments, and will be relatively unaffected by chemical contamination by the coolant. POC manufacturingtechnology will make RUDOLF uniquely inexpensive, efficient, and durable. In Phase I we presented a working demonstration of the RUDOLF connector, which showed good environmental stability and in Phase II will be advanced to a preproduction prototype.The commercial promise of the RUDOLF connector has attracted the interest and funding commitment for Phases II and III from a venture capital firm and a commercial company."
Analytical Manifold Modeling for Dynamic Planning and Execution,F30602-02-C-0132,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,744280.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Eugene Levin,Senior Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Geometric invariants, called ""catastrophes,"" are singular ""critical"" 2-D curves and points defined by parallel intensity mapping (projection) of a 3-D object. They are invariant to scale, color (wavelength), illumination, and image view. Physical OpticsCorporation's (POC's) Analytical Manifold Modeling (AMM) information technology enables us to perform sensor fusion, integrating radar and aerial photography; object-centric ATR; and GPS-independent autonomous navigation. In Phase I, POC proved thefeasibility of the AMM concept by demonstrating both software and PUMA hardware (a key POC proprietary technology leveraged for AMM), and by successfully measuring catastrophes in both the optical and radar domains. In Phase II, a full-scale engineeringprototype will be developed, and tested on both optical (camera for aerial photography) and radar (airborne and terrestrial) platforms, the latter provided by Raytheon Company, POC's subcontractor on this program."
Two-Photon Photocuring for Non-Autoclave Fabrication,F33615-02-C-5032,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,749964.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Michael Reznikov,Senior Research Scientist,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new laser-induced Two-Photon Curing (LITPC) system for non-autoclave curing of polymers through illumination by infrared (IR) laser emission. This system will be used by U.S. Air Force personnel forthe fast repair of composite materials in field conditions. In contrast with current curing technologies based on ultraviolet (UV) illumination, the proposed system will permit effective treatment of deep cracks and caverns. The improved depth of curingwill be achieved through the utilization of the IR emission and specially developed chromophores added to the monomer compounds. The selected monomers have low absorption for IR light while chromophores will have significantly enhanced two-photonabsorption in IR region. In Phase I, POC successfully demonstrated the two-photon absorption technology for IR polymer curing, developed means for increasing the rate and volume of polymerization under a laser illumination, and tested chromophores withenhanced two-photon absorption in the IR spectrum. In Phase II, POC will develop a prototype of a LITPC system for IR curing of polymers and will develop the technology for its use with selected compositions of light-curable monomers and effectivetwo-photon absorbing chromophores."
Spectral Camouflage Holographic Coating for Photovoltaic Solar Panel,DAAB07-02-C-J002,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,699044.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Tin Aye,Assistant Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"In Phase I, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) demonstrated the feasibility of Spectral Camouflage Holographic Coatings (SCHOC) for photovoltaic (PV) silicon cells. In current solar panels, multilayer thin film antireflective coatings and cut-off filtersreject some visible wavelengths (mostly UV and violet-blue) while transmitting visible and near-IR, giving them a highly reflective, specular violet-blue spectral signature. SCHOC is based on a new holographic coating technology, multiplexing subtractiveand additive reflection holographic structures. SCHOC filters are flexible, environmentally stable, rugged, and nonspecular (diffuse). The SCHOC itself is commercially attractive because of its low-cost material and fabrication, and its compatibilitywith state-of-the-art solar cell technology. Phase I work involved a thorough design, theoretical analysis, and computer simulation of SCHOC filters, fabricating primary color filter modules, and demonstrating generation of color camouflaged PV cells. InPhase II, POC will optimize the SCHOC filter design and filter components fabrication, and will develop a fully scalable SCHOC technology to produce the most efficient, lowest-cost colored PV solar panels, and making possible large scale production at lowcost for commercial photovoltaic applications."
Flight Autonomous Event Recorder Information Technology Open (FAERITO) Digital Data Download (D3),N68335-02-C-3150,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,749992.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Joanna Jannson,Chairman and President,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Andrew Kostrzewski,Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) needs Digital Data Download (D3) with Crash Survivable Memory (CSM) to withstand up to 3400 g. To meet this NAVAIR need, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) has developed a prototype D3 with CSM, the Flight Anomalous EventRecorder Information Technology Open (FAERITO) D3. Specifically, POC developed two video compression hardware units, compatible with the MIL-STD-1553 bus for older aircraft and the CompactPCI bus for newer ones. The proposed Phase II development ofFAERITO combines the latest in crash survivable memory and sensor data processing, and supports unified recording of all vital aircraft data, combining the functions of the Structural Data Recording Set, Crash Survivable Flight Incident Recorder, FlightData Recorder, and Video Flight Recorder. It contains newest generation nonvolatile low-cost gigabyte flash memory in a redundant memory topology to ensure the highest level of data integrity. For memory packaging we use NASA-developed COTS Aerogelmaterial, with exceptional heat- and crash-survivability (3400 g). FAERITO will also record multiple channels of video compressed at up to 4000:1. Phase II will concentrate on developing ultra-low bandwidth video compression telemetry for cockpitrecording, and on the overall design of a crash survivable memory subsystem, including all necessary interfaces and system packaging.BENEFITS: FAERITO will increase the safety of military and commerci"
High-Precision Eye-Safe Doppler Wind LIDAR,DAAH01-02-C-R004,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,727763.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Paul Schnitser,Assistant Vice President,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"In the response to the U.S. Army's request for a compact eye-safe lidar for high- precision, remote measurement of atmospheric turbulence caused by air vehicles or natural phenomena, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes development of afrequency-modulated light detection and ranging (LIDAR) based on a powerful continuous wave laser. Utilizing the possibility of direct modulation of the laser diode with a high frequency, such a system can provide both a high range resolution and a highaccuracy of Doppler shift measurements with a high speed azimuth scan. In Phase II, the system prototype will be built primarily from commercial off-the shelf (COTS) components, and the preliminary testing and evaluation of the system's performance willbe performed. POC will conduct market analysis and identify financial and other resources that will ensure successful commercialization of this new technology in Phase III."
Digital Integrated Shearographic Camera for On-Wing Defect Inspection of Aircraft Components,DAMD17-01-C-0017,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,729999.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Michael Piliavin,Senior Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Turbine engines and other on-wing mechanical components that undergo repetitive high loads can fail from internal stress, fatigue, and creep. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a full-field, compact hand-held, borescope-based digitalshearing camera, based on a unique single-element integrated shearing optical head, with on-line data processing for non-destructive stress and creep detection and measurement. The high resolution system has built-in thermal load control, and is capableof taking snapshots of the device under test. The snapshots are taken over a relatively wide field of view compared to current systems, allowing the test to be performed on a large area at once. In Phase I, POC designed the system and demonstrated thefeasibility of the concept. Phase II will refine the system design, and component development will lead to optimal integration of a laboratory prototype that will meet Army requirements. The software for analyzing the fringes will be capable of yieldingquantitative stress values and qualitative characterizations of creep. The preliminary laboratory breadboard prototype will be developed by the end of the first year of Phase II, and a fully integrated system will be packaged and demonstrated by theconclusion of the two-year Phase II period."
ParSEC - Parallel Simulation of Electron Cooling,DE-FG03-01ER83289,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,2,749996.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,65731,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Tin M. Aye,,3103203088,,"65731 Highly parallel optical interconnect systems are needed to harness the unprecedented bandwidth of dense wave division multiplexing for Department of Energy high performance computing and other computing-intensive scientific applications. This project will develop a rugged, highly parallel, multilayer board level optical interconnect that can be cost effectively mass produced by simple holographic lithography. Waveguiding in photopolymer material will be utilized to meet current and future interconnect requirements. In Phase I, the multiplayer, polymer-based, holographic optical interconnect system was designed and analyzed. All critical components were experimentally fabricated, and the feasibility of fabricating these multilayer optical component structures with high mechanical and wavelength tolerance was demonstrated. Phase II will extend the proposed technology, design and develop scaled-up fabrication system, and develop a fully operational, highly parallel, high speed optical interconnect prototype system. The system will be tested for future supercomputer and cluster computing interconnect applications. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The new technology should lead to local board level interconnects with unprecedented cost/performance. This will benefit not only subsurface monitoring but also highly parallel computers, communications systems, high bandwidth memory systems, medical applications, radar signal processing, and ballistic missile defense systems."
Low Cost True 3-D Virtual Reality System for Scientific Data Visualization,NAS13-02020,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599989.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Andrew Kostrzewski,",Assistant Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop an innovative Dynamic Time Multiplexed Holographic (DTMH) 3-D system for scientific data visualization based on direct viewing of an interactive environment that simulates reality in the most natural way. This proposed DTHM system is based on our multiplexed holographic screens, 3-D projection scanners, and electronic signal processing. The innovations include: (1) novel large screen multichannel volumetric 3-D projection that does not require any special eyewear; (2) totally flexible position for viewing 3-D video/graphics, unique high speed multiview virtual world generators with interactive capabilities; and (3) high speed scanning for 3-D image generation.The key component of the system is a special holographic screen that displays a 3-D volume of visual information in front of a viewer. The volumetric-like display is achieved by projecting slightly different views of the environment at a high refresh rate by polygon scanning. All views are updated every 30 ms (single frame duration), with both spatial (angular) and temporal multiplexing of the visual channels. Each spatial channel displays only the image associated with the specific predefined view, and the channel assignment is fixed."
Portable Hyperspectral Imager for Phytoremediation Monitoring,DE-FG03-02ER83419,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99986.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,70940,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Paul Shnitzer,,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"70940 Spectral reflectance technologies are needed to perform streamlined phytoremediation monitoring at contaminated DOE sites. These technologies must be applicable for both in situ and remote monitoring, be compatible with other monitoring techniques, and be field-deployable within 2-3 years. This project will design and develop a novel Portable Hyperspectral Imager as a stress indicator in plants. Phase┬┐I will build a prototype device consisting of an imaging objective, a visible to near-infrared acousto-optic tunable filter, matching optics, and an acousto-optic-tunable-filter driver controlled through a portable computer. The prototype imager will be tested in laboratory experiments with plants exhibiting stress response to soil contamination. The Portable Hyperspectral Imager, capable of both remote and in situ operation, will be made available at the end of Phase II, with a field-deployable prototype to follow after one year. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The Portable Hyperspectral Imager should be a relatively inexpensive device that would be useful in environmental monitoring, forensic sciences, medicine, exploration of natural resources, and planetary research."
Adaptive Optics System Based on a Compact Liquid Crystal Wavefront Corrector,NAS5-02013,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599989.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Mingjun Zhao,",Research Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"In state-of-the-art adaptive optics systems, the wavefront correctors are bulky and expensive, and moving parts limit signal-to-noise ratio and speed. Current liquid crystal phase correctors require polarizers, reducing overall efficiency to less than 50%.Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel, compact, lightweight low voltage adaptive optics system based on a unique compact pair of liquid crystal element arrays. The proposed system will consist of a wavefront sensor, the pair of compact liquid crystal wavefront corrector element arrays, driving electronics, and a feedback subsystem. Each corrector consists of a liquid crystal microlens array and a simple liquid crystal phase only spatial light modulator. They will correct the wavefront tilt and piston distortion with high fidelity and at high speed, without any additional polarizer or moving parts. It will be all the more commercially attractive because it can be manufactured using low-cost materials and fabrication techniques already well developed for liquid crystal. In Phase I, a laboratory prototype system will be designed and its performance analyzed, and the concept will be characterized by means of experimental demonstrations."
Fiber Optic Backplane Interconnect for Supercomputers,DE-FG03-02ER83416,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99994.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,70100,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Alexander Parfenov,,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"70100 Computing systems for fusion simulation must transfer terabits per second between processor units/boards in a supercomputer, but the electronic transmission of data is limited in bandwidth and by interference. Because optical approaches can achieve this speed and bandwidth and overcome electromagnetic interference, this project will design, develop, and test a fiber optic backplane interconnect for high speed communication in supercomputer systems. In Phase I, the fiber backplane optics will be designed and analyzed, as will the dense wavelength division multiplexing components and computer configuration. A laboratory working model fiber optic backplane interconnect will be assembled from available standard elements. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: In addition to the fusion simulation application, the optical backplane interconnection system should make supercomputers for weather forecasting and other simulations more productive. Other applications include medical imaging, plasma physics and diagnostics, and virtual environment visualization."
Membrane-Based Interference Contaminant Monitor,DE-FG03-02ER83421,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99997.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,70680,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Al Goldsmith,,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"70680 In the environmental management of DOE sites, the implementation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule creates two issues: (1) MACT requires that NOx and other contaminants be reliably monitored; and (2) the high levels of NOx in the off-gas stream may adversely affect the reliability of the equipment used to monitor contaminant levels (as it affects the performance of equipment installed to remove contaminants). This project will develop a Membrane-based Interference Contaminant Monitor (MICOM) as a selective detector design capable of monitoring NOx levels at parts-per-million levels. Additionally, the active components used in MICOM would be sufficiently robust to withstand both the high level waste (HLW) environment and the corrosive effects of NOx. Phase I will design and fabricate a MICOM system prototype to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept. Robustness of the MICOM will also be demonstrated Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: An immediate application of the technology would be to the chemical waste management companies and the nuclear industry for the continuous monitoring of NOx levels. A significant market should exist for moderate cost gas detectors and analyzers. Other markets include smog check stations, the mining industry, and scientific instrumentation."
ParSEC - Parallel Simulation of Electron Cooling,DE-FG03-01ER83289,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,65731,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Tin M. Aye,,3103203088,,"65731 Highly parallel optical interconnect systems are needed to harness the unprecedented bandwidth of dense wave division multiplexing for Department of Energy high performance computing and other computing-intensive scientific applications. This project will develop a rugged, highly parallel, multilayer board level optical interconnect that can be cost effectively mass produced by simple holographic lithography. Waveguiding in photopolymer material will be utilized to meet current and future interconnect requirements. In Phase I, the multiplayer, polymer-based, holographic optical interconnect system was designed and analyzed. All critical components were experimentally fabricated, and the feasibility of fabricating these multilayer optical component structures with high mechanical and wavelength tolerance was demonstrated. Phase II will extend the proposed technology, design and develop scaled-up fabrication system, and develop a fully operational, highly parallel, high speed optical interconnect prototype system. The system will be tested for future supercomputer and cluster computing interconnect applications. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The new technology should lead to local board level interconnects with unprecedented cost/performance. This will benefit not only subsurface monitoring but also highly parallel computers, communications systems, high bandwidth memory systems, medical applications, radar signal processing, and ballistic missile defense systems."
Omnidirectional Robotic Beacon-eye,DAAH01-03-C-R086,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,2,383776.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Ilya Agurok,Group Leader,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"DARPA and U.S. Army are modernizing their tactics for urban operations. In this new view of such operations, a ""swarm"" of inexpensive robotic devices will provide a preliminary survey and mapping of buildings before infantry forces enter. The individualmembers of the robotic swarm must communicate with each other using a wireless multicommunication scheme. For this multicommunication scheme, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new compact Omnidirectional Robotic Beacon-eye (ORB) basedon a solid panoramic head, which will transfer an input area of plus/minus 15 degrees in elevation and 360 degrees in horizon to a conventional image field where it can be imaged through a microprojection lens to a receiver. In the reverse path, ORB can beused through the beamsplitter as a beacon with the same field-of-view. The microprojection lens has a telecentric arrangement in image space, and in case of power failure, ORB will serve as a retroreflector with the mirror at the beamsplitter facet. Thespecialized CMOS ""smart"" pixel receiver for ORB will be developed by Dust Incorporated in cooperation with Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center. Twenty ORB units will be manufactured in Phase II, integrated in a robotic platform, and tested under actualconditions."
Surveillance System for Automatic Object Discrimination and Tracking,N00178-02-C-2010,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69990.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Shengji Peng,Senior Software Developer,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation proposes to develop a new automatic object discrimination and tracking surveillance system for Naval ship security. In Phase I, we will develop a Surveillance System for Automatic Object Discrimination and Tracking (Dis/Track)employing multiple highly efficient real-time noise-reducing and camouflage penetration technologies. Because targets move in complex backgrounds, traditional ATR systems, which rely on a fixed number of templates and movement tracking, fail to identifythem. The proposed dynamic template real-time updating technology is specially designed to solve these problems. Successful completion of Phase I will demonstrate the feasibility of the Dis/Track surveillance system and lead to complete systemdevelopment and testing under field conditions. Commercial applications include security systems and intruder detection systems based on video and infrared cameras for building surveillance."
SBIR Phase II: Scanning Automultiscopic 3-D Visualization System,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,,,,,Tin Aye,,3103204667,tinmaye@aol.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a scanning automultiscopic 3-D visualization system. Current 3-D systems have very limited field-of-view or require intrusive headgear with head tracking to emulate look-around, and introduce inconsistencies between binocular convergence and eye accommodation. This project will develop a new class of 3-D displays based on proprietary liquid crystal scanner panels that time-sequentially project a large number of perspective images over a wide field-of-view into the view space in front of the display. The device will be a fully functioning full color, high resolution 3-D display system with large screen, large look-around field-of-view with many-perspective-image scanning at a flicker-free rate, using a high speed video projection system.
The proposed 3-D system will be used for visualization of multidimensional scientific and medical data, for 3-D design and simulation, training and education of government and civilian personnel in a collaborative 3-D virtual environment, and for telepresence and teleoperation"
SBIR Phase II: Scanning Automultiscopic 3-D Visualization System,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,2,499998.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,,,,,Tin Aye,,3103204667,tinmaye@aol.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a scanning automultiscopic 3-D visualization system. Current 3-D systems have very limited field-of-view or require intrusive headgear with head tracking to emulate look-around, and introduce inconsistencies between binocular convergence and eye accommodation. This project will develop a new class of 3-D displays based on proprietary liquid crystal scanner panels that time-sequentially project a large number of perspective images over a wide field-of-view into the view space in front of the display. The device will be a fully functioning full color, high resolution 3-D display system with large screen, large look-around field-of-view with many-perspective-image scanning at a flicker-free rate, using a high speed video projection system.
The proposed 3-D system will be used for visualization of multidimensional scientific and medical data, for 3-D design and simulation, training and education of government and civilian personnel in a collaborative 3-D virtual environment, and for telepresence and teleoperation"
Active/Passive Pulsed Infrasonic Through-Wall Sensor System,M67854-02-C-1009,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69991.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Keehoon Kim,Team Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new clandestine Active/Passive Pulsed Infrasonic Through-the-Wall Sensor (APITS) system, consisting of an infrasonic sensor suite plus 2-D image reconstruction, to meet the Marine Corps need forsituation awareness and tactical information acquisition through a wall from a remote location. The APITS will have the unique advantages of infrasonic image profiling, passive human detection, and 2-D image display. These advantages arise from specificinnovations: actively pulsed modulation, passive human target detection, and neural network image reconstruction. In Phase I, POC will optimize the system configuration and methodology and design software algorithms and hardware specifications for APITS.Using the developed technology, POC will demonstrate the Active/Passive Infrasonic Through-the-wall Sensor and automatic image reconstruction. APITS technology will have widespread applications in both the government and commercial sectors. It will be avaluable tool for locating people and materials in a variety of situations. Potential users of this technology include the military, fire departments, rescue teams, law enforcement agencies, and commercial security firms."
Multiwavelengths Laser Blood-Flowmetry/Oximerty for Monitoring of Angiogenesis,DAMD17-02-C-0022,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69994.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Paul Shnitser,Assistant Vice President,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"""Neoangiogenesis, the formation of new capillaries, is critical for normal healing of various injuries. The cross-sectional dimensions of the newly developed blood vessels range from one micron to tens of microns. Therefore, a technology with a very highspatial resolution is needed for angiogenesis monitoring. Current imaging technologies such as MRI and Doppler sonography provide spatial resolution just down to a few millimeters. To overcome these drawbacks, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposesto design and develop a novel Multiwavelength Laser Confocal Doppler Microscope (MLCDM). The MLCDM will be capable of performing simultaneous measurements of both blood flow velocity and blood oxygenation -- rapidly and with a spatial resolution down to20 microns. The combined measurement of both parameters will create an opportunity for a reliable monitoring of neovascularisation. POC's proposed MLCDM integrates laser Doppler flowmetry with oximetry and is designed on the basis of optical coherencetomography/confocal microscopy with an electronically tunable liquid crystal lens. The MLCDM prototype developed for superficial operation in Phase I will be adapted in Phase II for endoscopic applications. The proposed MLCDM will be at the forefront ofoptical diagnostic technologies that by mapping simultaneously blood flow velocity and oxygen concentration providing an indicative tool for neovascularization monitoring and hence, early"
Hand-Held Hemispherical-Dome Emissivity and Reflectance Sensor,N41756-02-M-1046,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69998.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Shui Lin Chao,Senior Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new hand held Hemispherical-dome Emissivity And Reflectance (HEAR) sensor to measure both integrated and bi-directional angular reflectance of installed materials on curved and flat surfaces. HEARcontinuously maps reflectance in terms of both direction and spectrum. It is a new design with unique integration of several commercially available components: a fiber-delivered portable broadband radiation source, a miniature hemispherical dome withdistributed multi-channel hollow fiber detector outlets, a new compact stacked Rowland spectrometer with multiple layers of hollow waveguides to generate spectrally resolvable reflectance, an uncooled detector array to detect the IR spectrum for eachangle, and new software to transform the linear detector array signals to 3-D hemispherical plots and compute the surface emissivity and reflectivity. This accurate, compact, portable, lightweight measurement device will lead to a new generation ofminiaturized reflectance/emissivity sensors. It can be operated with a PC in the field, and will detect reflectance/emissivity on curved surfaces in the naval environment. In Phase I, we will develop the concept of this miniaturized reflectance/emissivitysensor for field use without surface curvature limitations. In Phase II we will fully develop the sensor and build an adaptable, portable model. The portable HEAR sensor for measuring infrared prope"
M1 Abrams/Crusader Engine Dust Detector,DAAE07-02-C-L032,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119984.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Alfred Goldsmith,Senior Scientist,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"""Experience in the Gulf War demonstrated the threat to military vehicles and aircraft from blowing dust and sand. Heavy particulate contamination has proven to be a significant problem not just in terms of increased maintenance requirements, but also inthe potential for major engine damage. Operations in such environments require a robust inline particle sensor capable of real-time monitoring of contamination that could potentially harm the vehicle's engine. To support the new M1 Abrams/Crusaderproject, POC proposes to develop a new Size and Number Dust (SAND) Detector that utilizes the scattering of pulsed ultrasonic waves by particles with sizes comparable to the acoustic wavelength. Using acoustical waves instead of optical waves eliminatesthe light blockage problems and optical damage due to particle impacts while maintaining the selectivity of an optical system. The SAND Detector utilizes a transducer frequency in the regime where scattering is a function of the ratio of particle size towavelength. In this regime, there is a clear correlation between the strength of the scattering signal, the concentration of scattering particles, and the particulate size. In Phase I, POC will complete the SAND Detector feasibility prototype leading toPhase II development of the field deployable prototype. The SAND Detector design that will be applicable to the M1 Abrams/Crusader Common Engine Program can be directly applicable to the grow"
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Lobster-Eye X-Ray Imaging Sensor,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99996.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,,,,,Paul Shnitser,,3105307892,pshnitser@poc.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will meet the need for advanced optical instrumentation to support scientific research in the area of X-ray radiation in the upper atmosphere. It is proposed to develop a Lobster-eye X-ray Imaging Sensor as a low-cost, all-plastic, X-ray focusing optical device for real-time, remote sensing of X-rays in auroras in the polar regions. Lobster-eye X-ray Imaging Sensor will be light enough to be carried by stratospheric balloons for use in remote observation and mapping of the precipitation of energetic electrons from solar eruptions. It is designed to collect spatial, temporal, and spectral information both by day and by night. Its low-cost, plastic, potentially disposable X-ray focusing/collimating optics, which are lobster-eye-like fiber elements with specially treated cladding to reflect X-rays, will be based on the company's advanced precision replication of plastic, single-fiber, optical components. Conditions in near space and the upper layers of the atmosphere affect telecommunications, weather monitoring, and sea transportation in the Polar Regions. Current state-of-the-art visible aurora studies are limited to the dark hemisphere, and X-ray mapping now uses single-detector sensors that are expensive, heavy, and complex.
Commercial applications are in astronomy, meteorology, nuclear power stations, crystallography, and related areas. An even broader spectrum of applications exists for the LEXIS systems plastic, X-ray focusing optics, which can easily and completely replaces the capillary Kumakov optics and metal anti-scattering grids used in medical radiology, security, X-ray lithography, and many other X-ray applications."
Periscope Integrated Collimating Display,M67854-02-C-0003,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69998.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Kevin Yu,Group Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop and demonstrate a novel periscope integrated collimating display (PICOD) for out-the-window embedded training, which can be integrated into the AAAV periscope system and can be switched ON to display asimulated out-the-window scene, and OFF to view through the visual path of the periscope. This collimating simulator system combining POC's unique holographic technology with a COTS miniature image source, can be integrated with POC enhanced Bluetoothwireless technology. Efficient narrowband three-color (RGB) multiplexed reflective holographic optical elements function as a head-up display combiner in the collimating simulator geometry. Because of the HOEs' unique wavelength and angle selectivity,they selectively display the collimated imagery only when the narrowband three color (RGB) light from the miniature display is turned on, whereas they are transparent to the outside light of periscope real imagery. In Phase I, POC will design and analyzethe performance of the proposed system and demonstrate feasibility by means of an experimental prototype system. Compact high quality switchable miniature collimating displays will benefit many commercial applications, including video games, head mounteddisplays, automotive displays, and virtual environments for medical and other training."
Universal Compression and Communication System,DAAH01-02-C-R095,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119997.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Andrew Kostrzewski,Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""The challenge of this project is to take advantage of existing digital television (DTV) developments and apply them to missiles, unmanned vehicles, manpack systems, and unmanned sensors. The unique capabilities that Physical Optics Corporation (POC)brings to this problem are nearly lossless extreme compression techniques implemented within military size/weight/power constraints. Based on these techniques, POC proposes to develop a novel universal compression (UC) system compatible with all presentand future DTV and compression standards. The proposed system hardware will have ultra-high processing power, over 30 billion operations per second, to execute even the most demanding compression algorithms for all current and emerging Advanced TelevisionSystem Committee formats. Some of the advantages of UC technology include: compatibility with all current and emerging DTV standards through digital cosine transform (DCT), motion estimation, and wavelet compression; ultrahigh processing power, over 30billion operations per second; ultralow latency of wavelet-based compression (less than 15 ms), and low latency for MPEG compression (less than 150 ms); remote selection of compression ratio from 10:1 to 4000:1. The proposed concept will find a wide rangeof applications in target confirmation and battle damage indication and assessment. Small volume and low weight will make the proposed system easier to integrate on munitions and small UA"
A Real 3-Dimensional Digital Terrain Map System,DACA42-02-C-0011,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69995.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Shengji Peng,Senior Software Developer,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"A soldier's ability to get a feel for terrain from maps before or even while he walks over it can be critical to the success of a mission. A virtual three-dimensional view of the terrain is a dream of every warfighter. To address this Army need, PhysicalOptics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new 3-Dimensional Map System (3DIMAS). POC's approach is to store geographic data independently in a separate database imported from other applications or through the Internet. This ensures that the data tobe processed is on the server, and transfers maps directly to the warfighter's portable map device, which displays real-time/static geographic data from multiple sources. This will be the first real three-dimensional map viewer application in the world.This dual mode capabilities of the proposed DIMAS provides the user with a flexible user-friendly environment. It combines portability with full client-server capability in a single application. In Phase I, POC will complete a feasibility prototype3DIMAS. Adding a third dimension to standard 2-D displays enhances the viewer's awareness, providing better visualization of data, events, and messages. Commercial benefits in the areas of TV, medical education, and computer aided design fields will behuge."
Vapor Electrostatic Condensator System (VELCOS),DACA42-02-C-0021,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Michael Resnikov,Senior Research Scientist,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"""A critical need for Army storage facilities is a new technology for humidity control that has very low requirements for maintenance and energy. Conventional dehumidification technologies use either the condensation of moisture below the saturationtemperature of air or direct absorption of water molecules by a desiccant material. Both technologies are energy consuming because they use a difference of chemical potentials that is produced by cooling the air or heating the desiccant material(regeneration). To meet Army's need, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop an innovative new technology for humidity control, the Vapor Electrostatic Condensation System (VELCOS). The VELCOS will use the motion of dipoles in the gradientof an electric field (dielectrophoresis) and the spatial distribution of electric potential in heterogeneous media. In Phase I, POC will develop a theoretical model of the VELCOS, identify the governing parameters for the motion of water molecules,formulate the qualitative relationship between needed energy and the mass of removed water, develop and bench-scale test system, and use test results for evaluation and revision of the theoretical model. In Phase II, POC will develop and demonstrate aVELCOS prototype and test it under field conditions. The VELCOS technology can be incorporated by a variety of military applications, including field storage facilities, command facilities, and battle vehicl"
Miniature Integrated Multi-Band Spectrometer,F33615-02-C-1269,DOD,CBD,SBIR,2002,1,99997.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Shui Lin Chao,Senior Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Widespread concern about the prospects of chemical assaults has raised demand for a miniature low-power high resolution wideband spectroscopic sensor for real-time characterization and identification of chemical agent clouds and vapors. Current devicesonly cover narrow bandwidths, and hence require multiple modules to cover the UV, visible, and near IR spectral bands, increasing system weight, size, and complexity. To address this problem, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a newcompact, monolithic (no moving parts) miniature integrated multiband spectrometer (MIMS) capable of high spectral resolution over the spectral range from the ultraviolet to the near infrared. This unique performance is achieved by stacking a number ofminiaturized one-dimensional planar spectrometers, one for each spectral band, to form a single 2-D spectrometer module. MIMS spectral resolution will be about 0.1 nm, its total spectral range about 600 nm (200-800 nm), its signal-to-noise ratio high, andits power loss budget low. In this Phase I project, POC will design this lightweight, compact 2-D spectrometer, analyze its performance, and verify the concept by experimental demonstrations. In Phase II, POC will further optimize the MIMS system andbuild a prototype to meet or exceed the performance requirements. POC anticipates that the proposed MIMS technology will benefit environmental monitoring and pollution control, manufacturing,"
Interferometric Target Tracking System for Fusion Experiment,DE-FG03-01ER83347,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,65592,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Ilya Agurok,,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"65592 Inertial fusion experiments require real-time, highly-accurate tracking of targets during each injection cycle. Conditions within the chamber influence the target┬┐s flight, preventing accurate position predictions; however, the effective ignition reaction, using laser or ion beams, requires a targeting precision of 0.02 mm. This project will develop a new and reliable target-tracking system that is capable of real-time tracking of the position of a high-speed (400 m/sec) target. The tracking system will dynamically interact with the beam steering system to ensure effective and reliable ignition at every injection cycle. In Phase I, a new Interferometric Target Tracking System was designed, developed, and tested to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept. Optics hardware and software were also developed and tested. In Phase II, the proposed interferometric tracking system design will be optimized, and an engineering prototype will be assembled and integrated into the existing target injection system. Comprehensive testing of the overall system will be performed under realistic conditions. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: When fully developed, this technology should be the core element in future interferometric tracking systems for inertial fusion power stations. Commercial applications include new test and measurement devices, machine vision for manufacturing, studies of high speed movements, and military and security applications. Separate parts of the system should have use in industrial applications, projection profilometry, and optical shop testing"
Laser Opacity Retroreflector System (LORS),DACA42-03-C-0009,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,729990.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Alfred Goldsmith,Senior Scientist,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"Army training and other activities that generate plumes of smoke or dust must not exceed EPA opacity limits. However, current methods of measuring opacity rely on subjective ""trained observers"" which leads to disagreements about the accuracy of observer'sestimates. To provide an accurate and objective means of measuring opacity, POC is proposing to continue Phase II development of their innovative Laser Opacity Retroreflector System (LORS). LORS employs a low-cost, solid-state 35mW laser diode to directa beam through the plume which is then returned by inexpensive retroreflectors positioned up to 2 km away, beyond the plume. Building on the success of recent proof-of-concept demonstrations, POC will further develop a portable LORS prototype that can betripod-mounted, attached to a vehicle, placed on a tower or carried aloft by a balloon or aircraft. The cylindrical retroreflectors eliminate the need for alignment. Also, the eye-safe laser's wide beam eliminates the effects of air turbulence orinterference along the beam's path. A LORS prototype will be completed and field-tested using fog oil and sand-based plumes with protocol based on EPA regulations."
sbir/sttr phase i: Induced Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Material for Advanced Flat-Panel Display and Electro-Optic Devices,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99993.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,,,,,Valeriy Chirkov,,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop an entire new class of LC materials consisting of unique mixtures of polar and nonpolar nematic LCs that form an induced smectic-A phase with bilayer or multilayer microstructures. The proposed Induced Smetic-A LCs (ISALCs) are intrinsically low in viscosity, and therefore their optical properties can be electrically switched at low voltages without power pulse heating. ISALC materials will significantly improve the performance of flat panel displays, electro-optic devices, and storage media with infinitely long-term intrinsic memory. In contrast, current monolayer smectic-A LCs are highly viscous, and thus require either very high voltage for electrical driving or complicated thermal addressing. Other LC materials such as ferroelectric smectic-C and cholesteric require careful treatment of substrate surfaces and precise thickness of LC layers, which has limited their widespread commercial use.
The commercial applications of these materials include scientific and industrial instrumentation ranging from microelectronics manufacturing, telecommunications, computers, and training and simulation systems, and extending to security control systems."
Agile Laser Filters Visual Simulation Device,F33615-02-M-6051,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99993.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Kevin Yu,Group Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Agile Laser Filter Visual Simulation (ALFVIS) device, based on Multiplexed Reflection Holographic Filters (MRHFs) and a Liquid Crystal Digital Switch (LCDS) panel. The proposed ALFVIS will have aform of a viewer for vision research on the effects of agile laser protection filter. POC's approach combines simple, compact, rugged optical components that perform high-efficiency band-rejection and have high transmission in the high- and low-passregions. The multiplexed holographic filters can be easily swapped out to match the agile laser eye protection filters being emulated. The proposed device offers high switching speed, low voltage and low power and high stability of field response overyears of field operations. In Phase I, POC will design and build the key components and analyze their performance, and will present an experimental proof-of-concept demonstration, so that in Phase II we can build a preproduction prototype. The proposedtechnology will form the basis of a new generation of test equipment for vision research into agile laser eye protection. Potential applications include modules incorporated into display systems, sensor protection, remote sensing, product inspection,manufacturing process control and medical instrumentation."
Interferometric Target Tracking System for Fusion Experiment,DE-FG03-01ER83347,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,2,749991.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,65592,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Ilya Agurok,,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"65592 Inertial fusion experiments require real-time, highly-accurate tracking of targets during each injection cycle. Conditions within the chamber influence the target┬┐s flight, preventing accurate position predictions; however, the effective ignition reaction, using laser or ion beams, requires a targeting precision of 0.02 mm. This project will develop a new and reliable target-tracking system that is capable of real-time tracking of the position of a high-speed (400 m/sec) target. The tracking system will dynamically interact with the beam steering system to ensure effective and reliable ignition at every injection cycle. In Phase I, a new Interferometric Target Tracking System was designed, developed, and tested to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept. Optics hardware and software were also developed and tested. In Phase II, the proposed interferometric tracking system design will be optimized, and an engineering prototype will be assembled and integrated into the existing target injection system. Comprehensive testing of the overall system will be performed under realistic conditions. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: When fully developed, this technology should be the core element in future interferometric tracking systems for inertial fusion power stations. Commercial applications include new test and measurement devices, machine vision for manufacturing, studies of high speed movements, and military and security applications. Separate parts of the system should have use in industrial applications, projection profilometry, and optical shop testing"
Laser Opacity Retroreflector System (LORS),DACA42-02-C-0019,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119990.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Alfred Goldsmith,Senior Scientist,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"""During Army training or other activities, particulate matter plumes are generated that cause air quality degradation. To comply with regulatory requirements, the Army is required to measure the opacity of these plumes. The EPA method for assessingopacity requires an observer to judge opacity against the sky's background. These human observations are subjective and therefore disputable. To meet the Army's need for an objective opacity measurement of particulate matter plumes, POC proposes todevelop a novel Laser Opacity Retroreflector System (LORS) that uses a low-cost, eye-safe solid-state laser diode. LORS will operate with a scanned laser and sensitive photodetector/amplifier coupled with retroreflectors placed radially in roughly asemicircle approximately two kilometers away to ensure a strong, dependable return signal. LORS will be portable, and may be hand-held, attached to a vehicle, placed in a tower, or carried aloft by an aircraft or balloon. The inexpensive retroreflectorscan be permanently installed or quickly placed for one-time events. They will have hemispherical fields of view, returning all signals to the receiver regardless of angle of incidence. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate a proof-of-concept prototype; inPhase II, POC will develop a production-scale prototype LORS for field-testing. The Army, Navy, or Air Force can use the LORS system during training activities, including bombing exercises and explosiv"
Optically Tiled Video Immersive Environment Wearable Display for Telerobotics,DE-FG03-02ER83424,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99991.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,70918,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Tin M. Aye,,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"70918 Advanced wearable computer systems and interfaces are needed for effective human-machine interaction where telerobotic systems are used to process waste at contaminated DOE facilities. This project will develop a new wide-field-of-view, superhigh resolution, wearable display, three-dimensional visualization system for high-fidelity, immersive stereoscopic, multi-video telepresence operation. The system will support the viewing of multiple remote video sources, and a graphic user interface will be used for the wireless selection and control of other system components. Phase I will design, develop, and demonstrate a wearable display telerobotic visualization model for demonstrating the feasibility of a head mounted display, based on multiplexed holographic optical tiling of miniature display units. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The wearable display system should provide more robust and autonomous robot operation, along with high-fidelity and low-cost operation for commercial aviation, law enforcement, telemedicine, teleconferencing, and entertainment."
Adaptive Optics System Based on a Compact Liquid Crystal Wavefront Corrector,NAS5-02013,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Mingjun Zhao,",Research Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"In state-of-the-art adaptive optics systems, the wavefront correctors are bulky and expensive, and moving parts limit signal-to-noise ratio and speed. Current liquid crystal phase correctors require polarizers, reducing overall efficiency to less than 50%.Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel, compact, lightweight low voltage adaptive optics system based on a unique compact pair of liquid crystal element arrays. The proposed system will consist of a wavefront sensor, the pair of compact liquid crystal wavefront corrector element arrays, driving electronics, and a feedback subsystem. Each corrector consists of a liquid crystal microlens array and a simple liquid crystal phase only spatial light modulator. They will correct the wavefront tilt and piston distortion with high fidelity and at high speed, without any additional polarizer or moving parts. It will be all the more commercially attractive because it can be manufactured using low-cost materials and fabrication techniques already well developed for liquid crystal. In Phase I, a laboratory prototype system will be designed and its performance analyzed, and the concept will be characterized by means of experimental demonstrations."
Low Cost True 3-D Virtual Reality System for Scientific Data Visualization,NAS13-02020,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Andrew Kostrzewski,",Assistant Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop an innovative Dynamic Time Multiplexed Holographic (DTMH) 3-D system for scientific data visualization based on direct viewing of an interactive environment that simulates reality in the most natural way. This proposed DTHM system is based on our multiplexed holographic screens, 3-D projection scanners, and electronic signal processing. The innovations include: (1) novel large screen multichannel volumetric 3-D projection that does not require any special eyewear; (2) totally flexible position for viewing 3-D video/graphics, unique high speed multiview virtual world generators with interactive capabilities; and (3) high speed scanning for 3-D image generation.The key component of the system is a special holographic screen that displays a 3-D volume of visual information in front of a viewer. The volumetric-like display is achieved by projecting slightly different views of the environment at a high refresh rate by polygon scanning. All views are updated every 30 ms (single frame duration), with both spatial (angular) and temporal multiplexing of the visual channels. Each spatial channel displays only the image associated with the specific predefined view, and the channel assignment is fixed."
Superresolution Optical Microscope,NAS5-01213,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69994.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,GDrew@poc.com,"Ilya Agurok, PhD",Group Leader,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"In the area of biomolecular imaging, NASA is seeking new technologies for imaging protein expression in cells at or below the diffraction-limited spatial resolution of optical microscopes. Nanoscale imaging capable of providing sufficient resolution to distinguish protein or DNA sequence is in demand as well. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel superresolution optical microscope (SROM). To increase the spatial resolution of microscopic imaging, several low resolution images of the object will be analyzed. The first image is the conventional image of the testing object that contains the low harmonics of its spatial spectrum. The second and third images are the images of the same object overlapped with a high frequency amplitude grating. These images contain a mixture of low and high frequency spatial harmonics of the object spectrum. Thus, using the knowledge of the low frequency spatial harmonics from the first image, high frequency spatial harmonics can be extracted from the image sequence. As a result, we can obtain computer images with high spatial resolution. This approach does not contradict conventional limits, because the high resolution will be obtained from several low resolution images by specially rearranging the available information."
Stacked Waveguide Imaging Spectrometer for Airborne and Spaceborne Applications,NAS2-02049,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Yunlu Zou, PhD",Team Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"To meet the challenges of multispectral and/or hyperspectral imaging from NASA manned and unmanned airborne platforms and next-generation space platforms, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes a miniature Stacked Waveguide Imaging Spectrometer (SWIS), a hyperspectral imaging system. The monolithic design of the SWIS keeps it small, lightweight, and low-cost, with high throughput and inherent environmental stability. SWIS spatio-spectral 3-D (2 spatial dimensions and 1 spectral dimension) images will have high spatial and spectral resolution provided by the 2-D detector array. Because of their compactness, many SWIS modules can easily be combined, expanding spectral sensing capability to cover the UV, visible, and IR bands. In Phase I, POC will initiate SWIS system design and analysis, and will demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed concept by developing the components and integrating a laboratory proof-of-concept SWIS module. In Phase II, the system design will be optimized based on Phase I results for SWIS prototype development. When fully developed, the proposed SWIS sensor system will be compact, light, power efficient, and producible at low cost. Its high resolution hyperspectral imaging will cover a wide band, and its inherent environmental stability will make it well suited for airborne/spaceborne applications."
Miniature Automated Cell Sorting System,NAS2-02013,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69997.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,GDrew@poc.com,"Gregory Zeltser, PhD",Research Scientist,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"A novel Miniature Automated Cell Sorting (MACS) system based on microfluidic and optical trapping technologies is proposed for separation and purification of living cells both on Earth and on spacecraft or other planets. The MACS system, which will use laser light to manipulate target cells, will include a cell sorting microchip, laser diodes, a portable spectrometer, and a handheld computer. Sorting of cells will be based on their induced fluorescence spectrum, size, and optical density. The MACS chip will be fabricated using a silicone elastomer with embedded optical tweezers and sensors. The device will perform separation of multiple cell types label-free and without the use of a conventional microscopic imaging system. The MACS chip will be entirely self-contained, allowing relatively safe sorting of potentially biohazardous material. The MACS system will be a portable, robust, cost-efficient cell sorter with disposable/reusable chips.In Phase I, POC will develop a proof-of-concept cell-sorting demonstration unit, and will analyze its performance experimentally."
Stacked Waveguide Imaging Spectrometer for Airborne and Spaceborne Applications,NAS2-02049,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599997.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Yunlu Zou, PhD",Team Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"To meet the challenges of multispectral and/or hyperspectral imaging from NASA manned and unmanned airborne platforms and next-generation space platforms, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes a miniature Stacked Waveguide Imaging Spectrometer (SWIS), a hyperspectral imaging system. The monolithic design of the SWIS keeps it small, lightweight, and low-cost, with high throughput and inherent environmental stability. SWIS spatio-spectral 3-D (2 spatial dimensions and 1 spectral dimension) images will have high spatial and spectral resolution provided by the 2-D detector array. Because of their compactness, many SWIS modules can easily be combined, expanding spectral sensing capability to cover the UV, visible, and IR bands. In Phase I, POC will initiate SWIS system design and analysis, and will demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed concept by developing the components and integrating a laboratory proof-of-concept SWIS module. In Phase II, the system design will be optimized based on Phase I results for SWIS prototype development. When fully developed, the proposed SWIS sensor system will be compact, light, power efficient, and producible at low cost. Its high resolution hyperspectral imaging will cover a wide band, and its inherent environmental stability will make it well suited for airborne/spaceborne applications."
Electrically Variable Compact Optical Remote Imaging Spectroscopic Filter,NAS1-02031,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69993.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Michael Piliavin, PhD",Senior Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"NASA has a need for innovative hyperspectral optical imager component technology for monitoring and measuring atmospheric, oceanic, and land processes to enable researchers and engineers to explore, analyze, and understand these complex phenomena. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new electrically variable filter module for optical remote hyperspectral sensing based on (1) a high efficiency very broadband holographic/diffractive dispersive element that performs high resolution spectral decomposition; and (2) a unique electrically tunable liquid crystal microprism array for continuous beam scanning, to perform spectral sampling without moving parts. Integrating this filter module with a high resolution CCD detector array and simple data processing software will yield a highly versatile, broadband tunable, high spectral resolution miniature hyperspectral imaging sensor system. This compact variable filter device will operate in real time (at video rate) with high optical throughput at low operating power. These characteristics as well as light weight, small size, nonmechanical operation, and low cost will make the proposed sensor extremely useful for remote analysis and monitoring of the atmosphere, terrestrial surfaces, vegetation, clouds, and aerosols. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed concept through design, analysis, and experimental demonstration."
Multi-Channel Video Compression for CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment,NAS5-01186,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69995.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,"Andrew Kostrzewski, PhD",Assistant Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Current and future NASA Cave Automatic Virtual Environments (CAVEs) require high quality multi-channel real-time, full 30-60 frames per second (fps) video compression, for which high-compression-ratio, effectively-lossless compression remains the only practical solution. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a unique ultra-high quality video compression based on proprietary, object oriented compression technology to reduce the high bandwidth requirement for the CAVE system. The proposed Multi-Channel Object Oriented (MCOO) system will include use of novel multi-channel compression, soft computing, and optimized motion estimation algorithm. Our goal is to provide virtually lossless multi-channel video compression reducing the data rate to ATM OC-3 level (155 Mbps corresponding to compression ratio of 150:1). Such a reduction of the data rate will open completely new applications for CAVE-like visualization where a computational center can send the multi-channel video data to a remote location where the CAVE visualization unit is installed. The distances between the computing center and the visualization center can be as great as several thousands of miles. POC will demonstrate a system with a latency of 10 ms. The Phase I program will be concluded with high quality video compression hardware applicable to the CAVE system."
Panoramic Video Monitoring System for UGVs,M67854-03-C-1006,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69994.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Andrew Kostrzewski,Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""UGV platforms such as Gladiator and Man-Portable Robotic Systems need a new type of omni-vision system for full range viewing: 360 degrees horizontally and -45 to +90 degrees vertically. To address this need, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes todevelop a new high quality, real-time, ultra-wide-field-of-view, low-bandwidth, panoramic video monitoring (PANVIM) system for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA). POC will for the first time bring panoramic imaging to real-timevideo. The PANVIM system uniquely combines the following subsystems for UGV RSTA and driving: innovative optics for ultra-wide-field-of-view acquisition through wide-angle reflectors or fisheye lenses with a 360x270 degree field-of-view; high-resolutionpick-up device (CCD or CMOS), preferably with a resolution of 5,000x2000 pixels and real-time cylindrical-to-Cartesian coordinate transformation in hardware; small IR sensor for night operation, video signal transfer subsystem for high resolution, and fullmotion video at 30 frames per second. The high bandwidth video will be compressed by POC proprietary hardware at up to 8000:1. At the control center, an operator will observe the panoramic view from the UGV on a high-aspect-ratio screen, which can bethree or more plasma displays, or a multi-projector system for seamless display. Several smaller monitors can display electronically zoomed areas of interest. The proposed PANVIM syste"
Optical Proximity Sensor,M67854-03-C-2001,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69997.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Sergey Sandomirsky,Laboratory Manager,3105307892,poc@socal.rr.com,"""Although there are currently no range-variable kinetic-energy non-lethal munitions for personal weapons in development, any future model will require a proximity sensor to activate a mechanism that controls the kinetic energy of the projectile. This sensorshould be inexpensive, reliable, lightweight, efficient, and easily assembled with any future non-lethal projectile. To meet these Navy requirements, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to design, develop and test an Optical Proximity Sensor (OPS)for variable-range kinetic energy non-lethal munitions. The OPS matches all these requirements and also has advantages over radio and acoustic sensors. The OPS is based on the principle that optical triangulation sensors will react quickly and preciselyto any target that appears at a preprogrammed distance. The OPS will be built from commercially available, off-the-shelf, low-cost components. The prototype OPS will be fabricated and tested in Phase I, then fully developed and adapted to a prospectivemodel of a non-lethal projectile in Phase II. The proposed Optical Proximity Sensor will precisely meet the requirements of the Joint Non-Lethal Weapon Directorate (JNLWD) for developing the means of incapaciting enemy personnel. Any future variable rangekinetic energy projectile will require a proximity fuse or sensor. Because of its market-attractive performance parameters, POC's OPS will have diverse civil applications such as vehicl"
Material Properties Synthesis and Neural Network Based Property Prediction,N00014-02-M-0146,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69993.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Michael Piliavin,Senior Research Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel Neural Network Assisted Material Property Prediction (NNAMPP) software. This Windows-based software engine consists of modules to calculate electrical conductivity, mechanical properties, etc.Modularity will make it simple and easy to upgrade this tool for predicting the properties of materials before they are synthesized. The proposed NNAMPP software engine will consist of a kernel that will oversee the tasks performed for each type ofproperty, a number of property analysis modules, each performing a distinct function, and a neural network select materials to synthesize that would have desired properties. The neural network will take the material properties as input, and work backwardto material composition and synthesis. The NNAMPP engine will benefit the national welfare by synthesizing and predicting material properties of national importance such as flame resistance, toughness, and even superconduction. In Phase I we will developand demonstrate a preliminary feasibility prototype NNAMPP software engine. Using the proposed NNAMPP, new materials can be synthesized for submarine hulls and spacecraft skins, superconductive cables, and spacecraft or submarine windows. Strongermaterials will bring us lighter and stronger automobiles, and apparel and pharmacological synthesis can lead to new classes of medicines."
Look-Measure-Analyze Toolset for Image Processing and Geographic Information Systems,N00039-02-C-2203,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,99991.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Eugene Levin,Senior Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is seeking automated technology to revolutionize the way human operator/analysts observe, interpret, and fuse visual, analog, and digital environmental data from civil and military environmental satellites,battlespace in-situ sensors, and numerous numerical geospatial models. This technology must integrate geographic information system (GIS), photogrammetric, and remote-sensing tools, and it must support multiple databases and metadata formats. PhysicalOptics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop an innovative universal ""Look-Measure-Analyze"" (LMA) GIS/remote sensing software system for effective human analysis and processing of visual and semantic geospatial data. The proposed LMA system will makeimaging, measurement, and interpretation far more efficient. The system configuration will include POC's proprietary software and universal workstation products for operational effectiveness and simplicity. It will support observation and analysis ofimages from all current satellite and in-situ battlespace sensor sources, even under severe conditions. This performance increment will be achieved by enhancing the unique physiological aspects of the human operator/analyst's vision system. POC'sproposed system is based on the latest software engineering technologies, so that the software is maximally compatible with GIS environments and supports all standard metadata formats. Successful integra"
Ultrawide Bandwidth Communication System for Mobile Platforms,N00178-02-C-3041,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69990.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Andrew Kostrzewski,Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is seeking a new type of all weather communication system, potentially non-RF, to carry data between mobile platforms. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel Ultra-wide Band Laser Communication(UBLC), as a new full scale laser communication system, which will integrate laser communication, optoelectronics, gimbal mechanics, processing software, hardware, and high speed data interfaces. UBLC uniquely integrates technology that POC has alreadydeveloped in laser optoelectronics, laser communication hardware, and video/imagery communication. POC's compact multiple LD source and collimator/concentrator have regulated divergence for continuous high bandwidth (more than 1 GHz) communication. UBLC'soptical power budget (100 mW of continuous laser power) at an invisible eye-safe wavelength of 1.55 micrometers allows for line?of?sight (LOS) 5 km communication even through fog. All UBLC critical components will be designed, tested, and analyzed in thecourse of a six month Phase I project. A preliminary feasibility demonstration will also be explored in Phase I, and a full-scale system demonstration on mobile platforms will be ready at the end of Phase II. Key advantages of the UBLC system stem from itscompact design, based on a lightweight laser transceiver with a multiple laser diode (LD) source that replaces a bulky Nd:YAG laser source. The UBLC system will open new possibilities for"
Optical Switch Based on Electro-Holographic Liquid Crystal Polymer Bragg Grating,N68335-02-C-3067,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69994.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Tin M. Aye,Assistant Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Today's military aircraft and aerospace systems employ optical networks for data transmission. Data is bottlenecked in switching, which is currently performed by slow, bulky, heavy optomechanical methods. Fast electro-optical switches have been suggestedas replacements, but these tend to have large insertion losses and low extinction ratios. The U.S. Navy is seeking a high-speed, low-loss, high extinction ratio optical switch for its optical networks. To address this need, Physical Optics Corporation(POC) proposes to develop a novel optical switch based on liquid crystal polymer holographic Bragg grating nanotechnology. This concept is superior to existing switches in that it can switch in under 25 microseconds, has insertion loss below 1 dB,exhibits an extinction ratio above 50 dB, is nonmechanical, and scales to large array sizes. It can be designed to be narrowband for wavelength division multiplexing or broadband for greater system compatibility. The proposed optical switch technology iscommercially attractive because it is based on mature volume holographic and liquid crystal/polymer nanotechnology. In Phase I, POC will design, fabricate and test the proposed optical switch technology, and demonstrate its feasibility by analyticalcalculation, computer modeling, and experimental demonstration. In Phase II, an advanced prototype will be fabricated and field tested. POC expects this unique switch to open a new market for ra"
Optical and Radio Frequencies Integrated Common Aperture Based on Liquid Crystal,F33615-02-M-1230,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99964.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Valeriy Chirkov,Research Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel Optical and Radio frequencies Integrated Common Aperture based on LIquid Crystals (ORICAL) system that simultaneously supports radio and optical sensor operation. ORICAL is composed of liquidcrystal (LC) elements forming phase-modulating arrays, unifying apertures for radio-frequency (RF) and electro-optical (EO) wavelengths. The LC waveguide phase modulator array will steer RF beams, while LC cells with a blazed grating structure microprismarray will scan optical beams. Applying an electrical field to the elements of both arrays will alter the tilt of the LC molecules switching their refraction index, phase modulating all propagating waves.The proposed ORICAL system is based on a new architecture that does not require mechanical or moving parts. Its advantages are: large arrays, thin assemblies, compact form factor, low driving voltage, low power consumption, and low fabrication costs. InPhase I POC will develop all required components, and demonstrate feasibility. In Phase II, an engineering prototype will be developed for field testing. The proposed ORICAL technology will reduce production costs compared to existing sensors with separate apertures. The most notable benefits will be the availability of better, more cost effective sensor systems for military and commercial aircraft, butalso for automotive applications."
Beyond Line of Sight Video Delivery System,DAAH10-02-C-0016,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119994.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Andrew Kostrzewski,Vice President,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Real-time and near-real-time video can dramatically enhance decision making and aid in last minute target confirmation. To accomplish this, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes a new system based on Tunable Data Rate Compression and Communication(TunDRa). This system will for the first time transmit RS-170 and EIA-343A streaming video in full color (10 bits per pixel monochrome or 24 bits per pixel color), full motion (30 frames per second), and high resolution (525 x 700 for EIA-170 and 875 x1200 for EIA-343A) over 16 to 256 kbps current or emerging tactical communication channels such as AN/PRC-117F and SINCGARS. The proposed system will achieve both high fidelity video compression with minimal artifacts and real-time transmission of videofrom the platform to the base and control signals from the base to the platform. This technology will include algorithm, software, and hardware development for both encoding and decoding, as well as efficient communication subsystem integration. A keyfeature of the communication hardware will by dynamic allocation of communication bandwidth based on current channel noise characteristics. Also, we introduce a selectable carrier frequency, tunable within the VHF band from 140 to 350 MHz and in L-bandfrom 800 MHz to 2.4 GHz. The proposed concept can find a wide range of applications in target confirmation, BDI, and BDA. Compact volume and low weight will allow integration of the TDRCC s"
Mobile Advanced Data Compression Adaptive Technology,DAAH10-02-C-0036,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,116990.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Wenjian Wang,Team Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Mobile Advanced Data Compression Adaptive Technology (MADCAT) communication system to transmit EIA-170 and EIA-343A streaming video over current tactical radios. MADCAT applies POC's novel softcomputing and soft communication fuzzy logic algorithm and supercomputer-class Processing and Ultra-Memory Access IC hardware to achieve 4000:1 video hypercompression. MADCAT video hyercompression removes redundancy mostly by eliminating unnecessaryI-frames, without sacrificing video quality. MADCAT hardware physical layer transparency makes it compatible with any type of Army rotorcraft tactical radio, including SINCGARS and AN/PRC-117F. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate a preliminary MADCATprototype (both software and hardware) that includes video/audio compression, a physical layer, a novel sensor-specific communication interface, and bit-selective error resilient channel coding. In Phase II, POC will develop and demonstrate the full-scaleMADCAT prototype model in a realistic environment, transmitting for example, EIA-343A video from rotorcraft to a ground station over Army rotorcraft tactical radios. The final MADCAT prototype will be fully compliant with ROSA RTA. The MADCAT technologyaddresses a wide range of large and diverse video communication markets. Video conferencing and cellular videophones are two key rapidly growing sectors. It is expected that the video conferen"
Multi-level Frame Technology for Digital Elevation Data Generation,NMA401-02-C-0005,DOD,NGA,SBIR,2002,1,99976.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Eugene Levin,Senior Scientist,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""The National Imagery and Mapping Agency is seeking new and innovative technology for generating Digital Terrain Elevation Data Level 2 (DTED-2) for territories above 60 degrees N. Important criteria include vertical accuracy of 16 m and horizontal accuracyof 20 m, and identification and selection of available cost effective imagery sources that will require a minimal number of ground control points. In response, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop the novel Multilevel Frame Technology forDigital Elevation Data Generation (MF-TEC). The key element of MF-TEC is Russian satellite imagery, which is extremely accurate because of its unique metrology, already covers the territory of interest, and is exceptionally cost effective. The proposedtechnology includes frame imagery phototriangulation from a minimal number of ground control points, and accurate DTED generation based on frame-and-fill imagery. Frame-and-fill imagery upgrades high-resolution imagery with weak geometry to ideal geometryby frame imagery. Innovative methods for quality assurance at each stage of MF-TEC are also proposed. To integrate MF-TEC into NIMA GIS and photogrammetric environments, POC proposes to develop a system of uniform metadata formats, and to ensurecompatibility at the software level by means of modern software engineering. Successful integration of MF-TEC with NIMA technologies for DTED generation above 60 degrees N will increase prod"
Artillery Orientation via Distributed MEMS Inertial Sensing,DAAE30-02-C-1033,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119991.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,Chief Financial Officer,3103203088,gdrew@poc.com,Stephen Kupiec,Group Leader,3103203088,sutama@poc.com,"""Determining the precise position, bearing and inclination of field artillery is essential for accurate fire. The rapid pace of modern warfare and the increasing efficiency of modern counterbattery methods dictates regular movement of artillery, obviatingconventional survey techniques and placing increasing emphasis on the use of internal inertial navigation systems (INS) and of GPS. Present INS systems are vulnerable to shock, and are bulky and limited in accuracy. Physical Optics Corporation proposes todevelop a novel distributed reference inertial artillery direction (DRIAD) system consisting of a distributed redundant network of MEMS inertial sensors coupled with carrier differential GPS receivers, which sense the movement and rotation of theartillery. This information is processed with data from existing sources to optimally estimate the position, bearing, and orientation of the artillery. A combination of Kalman and spatial operator algebra methods are employed for optimal fusion andtracking of the artillery. An optional detached inertial sensor will enable the system to recover rapidly from recoil transients. In Phase I, MEMS components will be selected and integrated into a preliminary sensor node design with COTS CarrierDifferential GPS modules, and evaluated with preliminary data fusion algorithms. DRIADs in Army vehicles and UGVs will provide extremely precise information on the position and more importantly the orien"
LASER LANCING DEVICE,1R43AG018682-01A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,129989.00,Physical Optics Corporation,1845 West 205th Street,,Torrance,CA,90501-1510,Yes,No,No,Gordon Drew,,3103203088,GDREW@POC.COM,Gregory Zeltser,,3105307892,SUTAMA@POC.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Proposed is the design, development,
fabrication, and testing of a Laser Lancing Device (LLD) as a minimally
perturbing technique for collection blood from rats several times a day in
sufficient quantities for measuring levels of hormone and of other circulating
factors in young and old animals. The LLD system will allow painless and rapid
(1-1.5 mIn.) taking of serial blood samples (up to 500 pL) from tails of
unanaesthetized rats. The major innovation of this system is a laser diode
perforator with adjustable power setting and focusing optics. The perforator
will be capable of ablating only epidermis and a thin layer of papillary dermis
with minimal photothermal and photomechanical damage to the surrounding tissue.
It will produce a weak hemostatic effect and ensure fast wound healing. A
heating cuff in the device will gently immobilize and warm the tail, increasing
venous blood pressure there. Heparinized capillary pipettes and automated
pipettes with heparinized tips can be used to collect and control the volume of
the blood sample. In Phase I, a laser lancing device design and architecture
for painless, repeated blood collection from laboratory animals will be
investigated.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:
Compactness, low cost, and ease of integration with existing laboratory systems make the proposed device broadly useful in practically all fields of biomedical research based on animal models. Commercial applications include research laboratories, animals clinics, animal shelters, and veterinary control."
Fine Chemicals from Agricultural Residues,2002-33610-11801,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,58554.00,"Plant Polyphenols, LLC",P. O. Box 12522,,Alexandria,LA,71315,Yes,No,No,Richard W. Hemingway,President,,rwhem@attglobal.net,Richard W. Hemingway,,,rwhem@attglobal.net,"Flavonoids and proanthocyanidins are potent anti-oxidants and have recently found considerable interest in their potential for reducing risks or treatments of heart disease, cancer, and microbial infections. To make further progress in understanding the biological significance of these compounds, it is necessary to provide biologists with gram to kilogram amounts of pure compounds at a reasonable price. It is also necessary to be able to assure the potential to produce tonnage quantities should drug discovery and development be successful. Because oligomeric proanthocyanidins are usually found in only low concentrations even in plant tissues containing high concentrations of tannins, production of these compounds in gram quantities by direct extraction is usually not feasible. Therefore, this research is directed to optimizing ways to use abundant agricultural waste products as a source of flavan-3-ol derivatives that can be used as intermediates in the ""semi-syntheses"" of a wide variety of plant proanthocyanidin derivatives. Successful development of processes to produce these flavan-3-ol derivatives will open the door to production of a wide variety of proanthocyanidin derivatives and allow us to optimize the biological properties of these compounds."
Fuel Tank Ullage Oxygen Sensor for Live-Fire Ballistic Testing,F33615-02-M-2255,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99989.00,"Polestar Technologies, Inc.","220 Reservoir Street, Suite 3",,Needham Hgts,MA,02494-3133,Yes,No,No,Karen K. Carpenter,President,7814492284,kcarpenter@polestartech.com,James A. Kane,"Vice President, Operation",7814492284,jkane@polestartech.com,"The proposed research will investigate the development of a new optical oxygen monitor for aircraft fuel tanks. A new chemically resistant sensing membrane is described which, when the used with fluorescence lifetime quenching, is expected to provide arobust, lightweight system capable of inherently stable oxygen readings within the tank ullage. The feasibility of the new monitor will be demonstrated during the Phase I effort which will conclude with a field test of a prototype system at the Fire SafetyResearch and Development center of the Federal Aviation Administration. Stable oxygen sensing systems, like that proposed for the fuel tank ullage application, have considerable commercial potential in several areas including industrial-, bioprocess- andenvironmental-monitoring, as well as biotechnological research, and drug development. The proposed oxygen sensor is particularly well suited for application in these areas where the need exists for monitoring equipment that is easy to use, reliable andreadily adaptable to the particular requirements of the application."
IN SITU OPTICAL ANALYZER FOR COMPONENTS IN BIOREACTORS,1R43CA094633-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,102964.00,"Polestar Technologies, Inc.","220 Reservoir Street, Suite 3",,Needham Hgts,MA,02494-3133,Yes,No,No,Karen Carpenter,,7814492284,KCARPENTER@POLESTARTECH.COM,Ronald H. Micheels,,7814492284,RON@POLESTARTECH.COM,"An optically based instrument for in-situ analysis of multiple chemical components in bioreactors will be developed and applied to monitor key components in hybridoma cell fermentation processed used for producing monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies have become valuable agents for new cancer therapy and diagnostic methods.. The in situ analyzer employs a novel design integrating recent advances in opto- electronic technology to provide a multiple component analyzer which eliminates interference from biofouling of exposed optical surfaces. The in situ probe design for multiple component analyzer will be compatible with steam sterilization. In the Phase I program, the cell density monitor will be calibrated and evaluated in a research bioreactor to simultaneously monitor one nutrient and one product compound in a hybridoma fermentation process. The in situ analyzer will find commercial applications in monitoring nutrients, products and undesirable byproducts for improved process control and productivity in industrial bioreactors used for production of monoclonal antibodies as well as other bio-pharmaceuticals. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Applications of the in-situ monitor would be monitoring of nutrients, products and byproducts in industrial bioreactors used for production of monoclonal antibodies, other biopharmaceuticals and commodity. This would include production, pilot and research scale bioreactors."
Organoclay Moisture Barrier for Moisture Protection of Plastic Microcircuit Components,F33615-02-M-5615,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99956.00,"POLYCOMP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.",13963 Recuerdo Drive,,Del Mar,CA,92014,Yes,Yes,No,Maria C. Leung,President,8585302151,mleung1@san.rr.com,Chuk L. Leung,"Director, R&D",8585302151,cleung@polycomp.com,"Plastic encapsulated microcircuits use organic packaging material to protect integrated circuit dies and interconnects from environmental hazards. However because PEMs are non-hermetic its reliability in some harsh environments suffer from rapid moistureoutgassing, called popcorning. PolyComo Technologies proposes to use low moisture resins reinforced with organoclay to form nanocomposites that hinders the total moisture sensitivities of these PEM packages. Commercial and military PEM will benefit fromthis research because the development of a moisture insensitive coating will enable the long term storage of microelectronic components without expensive dessicant or enclosures and enabling the use of these components where ambient pressure is low."
Thermal Management Techniques for Bonded Electronic Components,N00178-02-C-3055,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69993.00,"POLYCOMP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.",13963 Recuerdo Drive,,Del Mar,CA,92014,Yes,Yes,No,Maria C. Leung,President,8585302151,mleung1@san.rr.com,Chuk L. Leung,"director, R&D",8585302151,cleung@polycomp.com,"In sufficient dissipation of heat generated by high-power electronic components via the bonded structure loweres the performance and service life of the package. Polycomp Technologies, Inc. proposes to develop novel die-attach adhesives that arereworkble, highly electrically and thermally conductive, and environmentally stable. By the use nanomaterials, such properties can be achieved without adversely affecting the processibility of the adhesive. Commercial electronic industries are seeking newthermally and electrically conductive die attach adheives that can be used to bond dissimilar materials. The novel adhesives will enable the fabrication of electronic packages that are environmentally stable with increased ability for repair and rework."
Single Event Latchup Mitigation in Commercial Microelectronics,NAS5-02014,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,PRE Associates (aka PR&E Technology),24631 Ladera Dr,,Mission Viejo,CA,92028,Yes,No,No,James C. Pickel,President,9492154803,jim@pickel.net,James Pickel,Chief Scientist,9492154803,jim@pickel.net,"Nanosat technology will require commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) integrated circuits (ICs) to meet the performance requirements. Single event latchup (SEL) triggered by energetic ions in the space environment is a reliability concern. Thinning the Si substrate material below the active region in the CMOS structure raises the threshold linear energy transfer (LET) threshold for energetic ions to trigger SEL because the thinner substrate region produces less charge when the ion penetrates. With a higher LET threshold, there are fewer ions capable of triggering SEL, rendering the IC more radiation-tolerant with respect to SEL. The innovation of this approach is that substrate thinning will be applied to unhardened ICs which are purchased from commercial vendors and post-processed (thinned and possibly ion implanted) and packaged as a radiation-tolerant product. This will enable use of a large class of high-performance ICs that would not otherwise be acceptable for use in the space radiation environment. The significance of this innovation is that it will reduce susceptibility of COTS microelectronics to SEL and enable their use in future NASA missions. In Phase I we will assess the feasibility of the approach and in Phase II we will demonstrate prototypes."
Single Event Latchup Mitigation in Commercial Microelectronics,NAS5-02014,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599794.00,PRE Associates (aka PR&E Technology),24631 Ladera Dr,,Mission Viejo,CA,92028,Yes,No,No,James C. Pickel,President,9492154803,jim@pickel.net,James Pickel,Chief Scientist,9492154803,jim@pickel.net,"Nanosat technology will require commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) integrated circuits (ICs) to meet the performance requirements. Single event latchup (SEL) triggered by energetic ions in the space environment is a reliability concern. Thinning the Si substrate material below the active region in the CMOS structure raises the threshold linear energy transfer (LET) threshold for energetic ions to trigger SEL because the thinner substrate region produces less charge when the ion penetrates. With a higher LET threshold, there are fewer ions capable of triggering SEL, rendering the IC more radiation-tolerant with respect to SEL. The innovation of this approach is that substrate thinning will be applied to unhardened ICs which are purchased from commercial vendors and post-processed (thinned and possibly ion implanted) and packaged as a radiation-tolerant product. This will enable use of a large class of high-performance ICs that would not otherwise be acceptable for use in the space radiation environment. The significance of this innovation is that it will reduce susceptibility of COTS microelectronics to SEL and enable their use in future NASA missions. In Phase I we will assess the feasibility of the approach and in Phase II we will demonstrate prototypes."
"High Efficiency, Small Volume 44 GHz Transmitter",F30602-02-C-0120,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,731681.00,PRINCETON MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY INC,5 NAMI LANE,,MERCERVILLE,NJ,08619-,Yes,Yes,Yes,Amarjit Kaur,President,6095868140,pmmt@aol.com,Sarjit Singh Bharj,Vice-President,6095868140,princetonmicrowave@msn.com,"The replacement of millimeter-wave traveling wave tube by solid-state power amplifiers has been recognized as a very important goal for some time. Solid-state power amplifiers provide the substantial benefits of elimination of high voltage supplies,reduction in size and weight, and generally improved reliability, especially for airborne microwave systems. However, the demand for high power at millimeter-wave frequencies are steadily increasing for today's military and commercial systems such asMILSTAR, SATCOM, GBS and LMDS. The limitation of output power of present MMICs can be partially overcome by combining several of them offers low loss, good amplitude and phase balance, and high power handling capability. Combining approaches can beseparated into two groups: those, which can combine two devices at a time and those that can combine the output of N devices in one step. On one hand, the losses of binary structure degrade the combining efficiency and on the other hand, the n-waycombining structures are designed to combine the output of N-devices in one step. This scheme has the potential of higher combining efficiency. We are proposing the development of SATCOM amplifiers using Gysel Combiner and MILSTAR amplifier using Radialcombiner. The choice is dictated by the availability of the present day MMICs."
Preparation and Testing of Human Compatible Serum Butyrylcholinesterase,DAMD17-02-C-0015,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,64067.00,PROCELL CORP.,"9700 Great Seneca Highway, Suite 182",,Rockville,MD,20850,Yes,No,No,Lowell Harmison,CEO,2027452491,lharmiso@concentric.net,Yvonne Rosenberg,CSO,2027452491,yrosenther@aol.com,"""Exposure to organophosphates (OPs), in the form of nerve gas and insecticides poses an ever increasing military and civilian threat. In recent years exogenous administration of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) have beensuccessfully used as safe and efficacious prophylactic treatments due to their capacity to scavenge OPs in the blood before inhibition of the targeted endogenous AChE can occur. Importantly BChE has also been used for treating cocaine-overdosedindividuals and alleviating succinylcholine-induced apnea. However, while the currently used methods of native enzyme isolation from frozen plasma are effective on a laboratory scale, they are time consuming and expensive. These factors, coupled withpotential safety issues associated with the purification of proteins from human blood (i.e. hepatitis, HIV, prion contamination), highlight the importance of developing recombinant BChE technology as an alternate and parallel strategy for the commercialproduction. This Phase I application proposes to produce highly purified recombinant rhesus macaque BChE (rMaBChE) that exhibits chemical and functional properties similar to the native enzyme i.e. circulatory stability and no immunogenicity when injectedinto an homologous host. Administration of native Ma BChE into macaques results in long circulatory times and serves as an excellent system for elucidating rBChE expression technology and for comparing ho"
Screening Test for Detection of Major Psychiatric Disorders in Young Adults Phase II,DAMD17-02-C-0016,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GROUP,PO Box 3390,,Winter Park,FL,32790-3390,Yes,No,No,,,,,,,,,N/A
Screening Test for Detection of Major Psychiatric Disorders in Young Adults Phase II,DAMD17-02-C-0016,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,2,750000.00,PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GROUP,PO Box 3390,,Winter Park,FL,32790-3390,Yes,No,No,,,,,,,,,N/A
"Lightweight, Highly Deployable, Jam-resistant Satellite Communications Modem",F30602-02-C-0070,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99936.00,PSEUDONOISE COMMUNICATIONS,1021 Harlan Dr,,San Jose,CA,95129,Yes,No,No,Vijaya Gallagher,President,4082554529,vgallagh@pacbell.net,Vijaya Gallagher,President,4082554529,vgallagh@pacbell.net,"Pseudonoise Communications proposes to develop a low cost ground terminal modem for MILSATCOM, using direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)techniques. Cost reduction in satcom terminal devlopment will be explored by reusing emerging commercial technologyfor wireless data transmission based on DSSS techniques. During Phase I, analysis and simulations will be used to define parameter specifications for the physical and medium access control (MAC) layer for the air interface to be used for communicationbetween the ground terminal and a network control center via a bent pipe satellite. It is expected that some of the same techniques that are developed here will be applicable for high rate data communications via commercial satellite systems, both currentgeneration ones like Globalstar, and follow-on systems using geostationary satellites. It is very important that existing satellite systems' capacity be used in different ways than just to provide only voice services, in order to maximize revenues for theoperators, or else follow-on systems will not be built for a long time."
DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF HEARING AIDS,1R43DC005748-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,93053.00,"PSYCHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, LLC",2564 STAGE ROAD,P.O. BOX 178,SOUTH POMFRET,VT,05067,Yes,No,No,Clara Gimenez,,6038633652,PSYCAPP@EARTHLINK.NET,John C. Baird,,8022448765,PSYCAPP@EARTHLINK.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase I proposal is to refine and field test a computerized judgment method called Dynamic Assessment of Hearing Aids (DAHA). This method uses an intuitive graphical computer interface to record visual analogue ratings of a patient's satisfaction with various features of his/her hearing aid. The results of each assessment are immediately and effortlessly available to the clinician. Both current and historical results, as well as normative data are easily available for each patient. The program will be available both in English and Spanish. At present, questionnaires are most commonly used, but drawbacks of these methods include laboriousness for both the patient and the person who administers and scores the scale, delayed availability of the results, difficulties in retrieval and comparison with earlier assessments for the same patient, and/or normative data. A successful pilot test of this new method has been conducted with 39 patients in a typical clinical setting, but the psychometric characteristics of the method, such as validity and reliability, have yet to be established. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The number of audiologists practicing in the US is approximately 7000 (source: American Academy of Audiology), and the number of people in the U.S. with hearing loss sufficient to affect daily living exceeds 25 million. Successful completion of the proposed project will fulfill the existing demand by providing computer assessment of perceived quality of hearing aids that can be used in a variety of areas of clinical practice, clinical research, as well as R&D and marketing for designers and manufacturers of hearing aid devices."
Acoustically Intelligent Surfaces for C2 Communication Shelters,DAAB07-02-C-P619,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,120000.00,"QRDC, INC.",Box 562,,Excelsior,MN,55331-0562,Yes,No,No,Shohreh Pirzad,President,9525565205,spirzad@qrdc.com,Daryoush Allaei,Dir of R&D,9525565205,dallaei@qrdc.com,"""Noisy enclosures present a problem of great importance to the Army's Command and Control Operations On-the-Move for Future Combat Systems. Examples of these noisy enclosures are Command and Control communications shelters and Vehicles. Fully equippedcommunication shelters are extremely noisy. A unique and effective solution to the noise problem in both fixed and mobile shelters is offered. The solution is based on the development of Acoustically Intelligent Surfaces using our Smart Skin technology.This solution is energy and space efficient. By adapting a state-of the-art, proactive sound and vibration management technology into the walls of the shelters, the sound energy is diverted and otherwise moved to regions where it does not hinder themission. The focus of this SBIR is to apply the Energy Flow Control technology to the walls and ceiling of an Army Command and Control communications shelter to maintain noise levels below 65dBA. This will be accomplished via our Energy Flow Controldesign and control methodology in conjunction with sensor/actuator arrays attached to the walls and ceiling that will channel and shovel the noise to regions where it does not interfere with the operations in a shelter. Acoustically Intelligent Surfaceshave application in military and commercial segments of the aerospace and automobile industries. Commercially, Acoustically Intelligent Surfaces have applications in existing noise sensitive enviro"
SOFTWARE FOR DETERMINATION OF MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES,1R43GM064897-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99644.00,Qed Labs,Qed Labs,1265 Hanchett Ave.,San Jose,CA,95126,Yes,No,No,Pamela Thuman-commike,,5104170160,PAM@QEDLABS.COM,Pamela A. Thumancommike,,4082958347,PAM@QEDLABS.COM,"Macromolecular structure determination using electron microscopy has become a useful research tool aimed at understanding biological processes, identifying conformational changes, and characterizing components in cellular pathways. Our long-term goal is to broaden the group of people able to determine macromolecular structures by providing integrated, easy of use, and efficient software for routine determination of three-dimensional macromolecular structures using electron microscopy. Novel aspects of this software include an expert system to guide users through the reconstruction process, multiple efficiently coded algorithms, and integrated data analysis and visualization tools. In addition, by incorporating this software into Tumbleweed, our software site for electron microscopy data processing, we will provide a consistent, easy to use graphical user interface; data analysis, data management, and data logging tools; and the availability of additional structure determination methods provided by Tumbleweed. The result of this Phase I SBIR will be a design specification or this integrated software package allowing easy, efficient, and routine determination of macromolecular structures by biomedical research scientists and structural biologists. Furthermore, one aspect of the reconstruction procedure will be targeted for development as a prototype to demonstrate project feasibility. The complete suite will be implemented and tested in Phase II SBIR."
High-Performance Atmospheric Measurement System Using Kites and Blimps,F29601-02-C-0013,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,742803.00,"QEI Technologies, Inc.",2715 S. St Paul,,Denver,CO,80221,Yes,No,No,John A. Bognar,Vice President,3038838131,jbognar@qeitech.com,Michael L. Jensen,Aerospace Engineer,3038838131,mjensen@qeitech.com,"We propose to use the results of our Phase I proposal to produce a prototype system capable of advanced measurements under a wide range of conditions. This proposal involves the development of all three primary components of the complete system:instrumentation, winching, and lifting platforms. We will add a fast response, three-dimensional hot-film sensor to our Phase I instrument to make wind vector measurements to scales smaller than 1 cm. A specialized winch system will be designed andconstructed to allow for optimal operation with both kite and blimp platforms in a highly portable, self-contained unit. Kites and tethered balloons will be employed as the lifting platforms for the system. Existing single line parafoil kites will bemodified to limit the maximum tension they produce in high winds, and commercial advertising balloons will be employed in light wind conditions to allow system operation under a wide range of wind speeds. The entire atmospheric measurement system will betested at various stages of its development at White Sands Missile Range, or another suitable site, and measurement results will be compared with existing instruments and remote sensors available at that site."
Miniaturized Ultraviolet Absorption Ozonesonde for Small Aerial Platforms,NAS5-02015,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"QEI Technologies, Inc.",2715 S. St Paul,,Denver,CO,80221,Yes,No,No,Andrea Faucette,President,3038838131,afaucette@qeitech.com,Joh Bognar,Vice President,3038076051,jbognar@qeitech.com,"The measurement of ozone is one of the most critical atmospheric chemistry measurements made in the study of the Earth's atmosphere. The depletion of stratospheric ozone and the photochemical production of tropospheric ozone from pollutants are two major areas of study which demand accurate, high-resolution ozone data. QEI Technologies, Inc. proposes to develop a next-generation ultraviolet absorption photometer for mounting on small aerial platforms. The compact, single-beam photometer will be based on earlier designs developed by the Principal Investigator for use on tethered and sounding balloons. The new design, in keeping with the philosophy of the earlier single-beam designs, will offer performance matching heavier, more expensive double-beam instruments while greatly reducing size and power consumption. In contrast with electrochemical sondes, the ultraviolet technique offers far greater precision as well as immunity to interferences from virtually all other atmospheric species at typical concentrations. Phase I work will involve constructing one prototype to demonstrate a range of design improvements over earlier versions. Phase II will involve design refinement and extensive field tests with several instruments."
Miniaturized Ultraviolet Absorption Ozonesonde for Small Aerial Platforms,NAS5-02015,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,586857.00,"QEI Technologies, Inc.",2715 S. St Paul,,Denver,CO,80221,Yes,No,No,Andrea Faucette,President,3038838131,afaucette@qeitech.com,Joh Bognar,Vice President,3038076051,jbognar@qeitech.com,"The measurement of ozone is one of the most critical atmospheric chemistry measurements made in the study of the Earth's atmosphere. The depletion of stratospheric ozone and the photochemical production of tropospheric ozone from pollutants are two major areas of study which demand accurate, high-resolution ozone data. QEI Technologies, Inc. proposes to develop a next-generation ultraviolet absorption photometer for mounting on small aerial platforms. The compact, single-beam photometer will be based on earlier designs developed by the Principal Investigator for use on tethered and sounding balloons. The new design, in keeping with the philosophy of the earlier single-beam designs, will offer performance matching heavier, more expensive double-beam instruments while greatly reducing size and power consumption. In contrast with electrochemical sondes, the ultraviolet technique offers far greater precision as well as immunity to interferences from virtually all other atmospheric species at typical concentrations. Phase I work will involve constructing one prototype to demonstrate a range of design improvements over earlier versions. Phase II will involve design refinement and extensive field tests with several instruments."
Miniature Interceptor Technology,HQ0006-03-C-0023,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69136.00,"QFLEX, INC.",1220 S. LYON ST.,,SANTA ANA,CA,92705,Yes,No,No,Parbhoo Gosai,Chief Exec. Officer,7148352868,QFLEX@aol.com,H.K.Uka,Dir. Of Technology,7148352868,QFLEX@aol.com,Multi Functional Structures primarily use flexible circuit technology which consist of a plane of insulating material with a plane of conductive metal usually made of copper. This plane of metal is further converted to plurality of conductors to accomplishinterconnection functionality. MFS technology offers substantially lower mass and volume with higher functionality. The technology allows many options for termination. Flexible circuits simplify the design with improved reliability.
M.F.S. For Aerospace Vehicles,F29601-02-C-0249,DOD,MDA,STTR,2002,1,69977.00,"QFLEX, INC.",1220 S. LYON ST.,,SANTA ANA,CA,92705,Yes,No,No,Harshad K. Uka,Dir. Of Engineering,7148352868,QFLEX@aol.com,Harshad K. Uka,Dir. Of Engineering,7148352868,QFLEX@aol.com,"M.F.S. units can be used in many Military Aerospace applications such as for Airborne Laser (ABL), Launch Vehicles and Spacecraft (Space Based Infrared). Implementation of this project can result in lower mass and volume. Typical savings can be as high as70 % depending upon application. It can also result in higher reliability due to reduction of human labor during assembly / testing operations. Enhanced testability is another strong point due to the ability to have redundant test nodes on M.F.S."
Development of Predictive Algorithms for In Silico Drug Toxicity and Efficacy Assessment,DAAH0103CR034,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,98666.00,"QUANTUM INTELLIGENCE, INC.",3375 Scott Blvd,Suite 100,Santa Clara,CA,95054-3111,Yes,Yes,No,Charles C. Zhou,VP of Research and Develo,4082527746,charles@quantumintelligence.com,Ying Zhao,President,4082527746,ying_zhao@quantumintelligence.com,"""The aim and purpose of this proposal is to research and build a Quantum Intelligence System (QIS) and demonstrate its technical innovation and commercial feasibility for predicting in silico drug toxicity and efficacy. QIS integrates a collection ofstate-of-the-art data mining and optimization technologies. QIS first employs the best practices in database and data warehousing area to integrate the important information from diversified databases, then employs innovative data mining techniques whichcan are specially designed to handle large dimensional numeric and text data jointly to analyze, classify and predict the potential toxicity and efficacy of drug candidates. The effort is critical and significant because QIS technology make it possible tolook at heterogeneous databases as a whole and study all the aspects of a drug discovery process jointly. So it is very likely that some previously unknown insight that could come out and lead to significant breakthrough. If successful, the resultant QIScan be applied to military defense interest of chemical and biological agents and pathogens. QIS should be also readily applicable to civil efforts of drug discovery. QIS would help drug candidates to ""fail fast"" before expensive later-phase trials, thussaving time and money. Making effective use of all of the existing, valuable data and literature is critical for a breakthrough in the area. Quantum Intelligence System, designed on the basis"
Development of a Certified Quality System for Small Poultry Marketing Groups,2002-33610-12737,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,296000.00,RAINBOW ORGANIC FARMS CO,1976 55TH ST,,Bronson,KS,66716-9131,Yes,No,No,Diana Endicott,Owner-Partner Marketing Manager,3169394933,allnatural@ckt.net,Diana Endicott,,6209394933,allnatural@ckt.net,"The Good Natured Family Farms community-based poultry alliance will be used as a test case to develop safe, repeatable, and efficient methods for providing bulk and prepackaged whole and cut-up free-range chicken that is judged by consumers to be superior to commodity chicken in appearance and taste. These methods will be incorporated into an ISO-9000-based quality system suitable for use by small poultry marketing alliances in producing, processing, and marketing free-range and pastured poultry in a retail supermarket environment. The quality system can establish a structure for process quality within alliances, providing a means for standardizing key practices and increasing the capacity of the participants to contribute consistent quality products. Alliances of small units can offer the feel of a larger organization, opening up higher volume market opportunities, as they are better able to compete. The objectives of the project, including technical questions it will address, are as follows: 1. Refine the whole and cut-up free-range/pastured poultry product formats in bulk and pre-packaged form. What is an economical method of cutting up chickens on a small-volume basis? What is the best weight of bird to maximize the cut up yield (bone-in and boneless)? What processing practices are required to ensure consistent appearance of cut parts (conformance to standard cutting of parts) for conventional marketing? What is the impact of cutting and pre-packaging on product shelf life? Food safety protection? What packaging method(s) strike the best balance between affordability and consumer appeal? 2. Identify best practices for small free-range/pastured poultry production and processing. What production factors seem to have the greatest influence on the final appearance and eating experience of the finished product (e.g. breed, feed, forage materials, size and age at slaughter)? What are the production standards to be established for these factors? 3. Develop a Good Natured Family Farms Quality System for free-range/pastured poultry production, processing, and retailing patterned after its QSVP system for beef. Which elements of the existing QSVP system must be customized for poultry (e.g. livestock production records, product identification and traceability during processing and retailing, etc)? What systems will be implemented? What process may be used to achieve certification recognition by the USDA? By alternate third parties?"
Development of a Certified Quality System for Small Poultry Marketing Groups,2002-33610-12737,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,RAINBOW ORGANIC FARMS CO,1976 55TH ST,,Bronson,KS,66716-9131,Yes,No,No,Diana Endicott,Owner-Partner Marketing Manager,3169394933,allnatural@ckt.net,Diana Endicott,,6209394933,allnatural@ckt.net,"The Good Natured Family Farms community-based poultry alliance will be used as a test case to develop safe, repeatable, and efficient methods for providing bulk and prepackaged whole and cut-up free-range chicken that is judged by consumers to be superior to commodity chicken in appearance and taste. These methods will be incorporated into an ISO-9000-based quality system suitable for use by small poultry marketing alliances in producing, processing, and marketing free-range and pastured poultry in a retail supermarket environment. The quality system can establish a structure for process quality within alliances, providing a means for standardizing key practices and increasing the capacity of the participants to contribute consistent quality products. Alliances of small units can offer the feel of a larger organization, opening up higher volume market opportunities, as they are better able to compete. The objectives of the project, including technical questions it will address, are as follows: 1. Refine the whole and cut-up free-range/pastured poultry product formats in bulk and pre-packaged form. What is an economical method of cutting up chickens on a small-volume basis? What is the best weight of bird to maximize the cut up yield (bone-in and boneless)? What processing practices are required to ensure consistent appearance of cut parts (conformance to standard cutting of parts) for conventional marketing? What is the impact of cutting and pre-packaging on product shelf life? Food safety protection? What packaging method(s) strike the best balance between affordability and consumer appeal? 2. Identify best practices for small free-range/pastured poultry production and processing. What production factors seem to have the greatest influence on the final appearance and eating experience of the finished product (e.g. breed, feed, forage materials, size and age at slaughter)? What are the production standards to be established for these factors? 3. Develop a Good Natured Family Farms Quality System for free-range/pastured poultry production, processing, and retailing patterned after its QSVP system for beef. Which elements of the existing QSVP system must be customized for poultry (e.g. livestock production records, product identification and traceability during processing and retailing, etc)? What systems will be implemented? What process may be used to achieve certification recognition by the USDA? By alternate third parties?"
Integrated Video for Synthetic Vision Systems,NAS9-02093,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Rapid Imaging Software, Inc.",1318 Ridgecrest Place SE,,Albuquerque,NM,87108-5136,Yes,No,No,Carolyn Galceran,Business Official,5052657020,carolyn@landform.com,Michael F. Abernathy,Principal Investigator,5052657020,mike@landform.com,"The Integrated Video for Synthetic Vision project aims to create a unique software technology to seamlessly add real-time video capture to VisualFlight's proven combination of real time flight simulation performance and Geographic Information System (GIS) power. While solutions exist to do this in hardware, they are ill suited to the flight deck environment for reasons of size and weight. These hardware video mixer solutions are limited to analog video technology, and therefore do not provide the level of resolution offered by new generations of digital video cameras. This project proposes to develop the first software only synthetic vision video overlay solution that will be scalable to any video resolution, and which will have no weight or size impacts on cockpit design."
Integrated Video for Synthetic Vision Systems,NAS9-02093,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,600000.00,"Rapid Imaging Software, Inc.",1318 Ridgecrest Place SE,,Albuquerque,NM,87108-5136,Yes,No,No,Carolyn Galceran,Business Official,5052657020,carolyn@landform.com,Michael F. Abernathy,Principal Investigator,5052657020,mike@landform.com,"The Integrated Video for Synthetic Vision project aims to create a unique software technology to seamlessly add real-time video capture to VisualFlight's proven combination of real time flight simulation performance and Geographic Information System (GIS) power. While solutions exist to do this in hardware, they are ill suited to the flight deck environment for reasons of size and weight. These hardware video mixer solutions are limited to analog video technology, and therefore do not provide the level of resolution offered by new generations of digital video cameras. This project proposes to develop the first software only synthetic vision video overlay solution that will be scalable to any video resolution, and which will have no weight or size impacts on cockpit design."
Mode-Based Refactoring Method for Real-Time Software,DASG6003P0022,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69716.00,"Reifer Consultants, Inc.",14820 N. Dragons Breath Lane,,Prescott,AZ,86305-5644,Yes,No,No,Donald J. Reifer,President,3105304493,dreifer@earthlink.net,Donald J. Reifer,Chief Technical Officer,3105304493,dreifer@earthlink.net,"""This project investigates migration of real-time software written in Ada to new platforms whose architectures are new and novel (pipeline machines, vector processors, etc.) and who support other languages (C++, real-time Java, etc.). The approach beinginvestigated refactors legacy programs to optimize their real-time performance under stressed operating conditions using mode segmentation concepts instead of object or functional recovery methods. The technique being explored consists of three parts.First, the recursive functions in the program are combined to create one big function. Then, this function is partitioned into Unix-like processes using cluster analysis such that each grouping performs a specific mode with predictable behavior. Thirdand finally, the segment's behavior is examined and optimized using factor analysis to address any architectural, operational and environmental constraints using a library of proven algorithms. Our approach offers significant advantages over the moreclassical approaches. Since the program is segmented into modes, it can be refactored easily to run on new architectures at minimal cost without any change in behavior and significant reduction in run-time performance. Firms concerned about real-timeperformance of legacy code can exploit this technique to migrate existing real-time applications at minimum cost to new platforms and languages. The need for such migration support is broad and"
Software Sneak Circuit Analysis,DASG60-02-P-0142,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,67609.00,"Reifer Consultants, Inc.",14820 N. Dragons Breath Lane,,Prescott,AZ,86305-5644,Yes,No,No,Donald J. Reifer,President,3105304493,dreifer@earthlink.net,Donald J. Reifer,Chief Technical Officer,3105304493,dreifer@earthlink.net,"RCI proposes to develop a software sneak circuit methodology to assist BMDO in responding to Mr. Gansler's anti-tampering policy memo. This methodology would embed sneak circuits into the code to obfuscate critical software/firmware and COTS/GOTScomponents and protect them against tampering. Sneak circuits would also be used to collect evidence of tampering. If our Phase I research is successful, we would be able to protect critical software/firmware components from tampering in a manner capablewith approaches used to protect hardware. Such compatibility is advantageous because it allows those using the technique to put a single, comprehensive test program into place to verify and validate that weapons systems comply with the anti-policyguidelines issued by the DoD Anti-Tampering Program Office in the Pentagon. RCI proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of its innovation during Phase I. During Phase II, we will implement a planned demonstration of the technology. Protection againsttampering is required to protect software/firmware used in embedded systems, both military and commercial. If successful, this effort would provide those defending against tampering with a sneak circuit methodology and associated toolset that they coulduse to systematically counter the threat."
Adjoint-Based Design Software Using Adaptive Finite Element Methods,NAS4-02041,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,600000.00,"Research South, Inc.","555 Sparkman Drive, Suite 1612",,Huntsville,AL,35816-3431,Yes,No,No,Lawrence W. Spradley,Business Official,2567211769,lws@hiwaay.net,Lawrence W. Spradley,Principal Investigator,2567211769,lws@hiwaay.net,"ResearchSouth has developed a powerful design optimization algorithm using an adjoint-based methodology for advanced aerospace vehicles including the airframe aerodynamic shape and the integrated propulsion system. The significance is that this algorithm separates the geometric entities from the optimization process allowing an independent linkage with many CAD packages and at much lower cost. All objectives have been met for the Phase I project. A computer software package, termed SAMdesign, now has the capability to solve the three-dimensional Euler equations, solve the adjoint of the Euler equations, and change the vehicle shape subject to constraints. All of these solutions are performed on unstructured tetrahedral meshes using a Finite Element based numerical algorithm. Four test cases have been successfully computed including a generic aerospace vehicle. Phase II will include multi-disciplinary effects, coupled physics for aerodynamics / propulsion / structures, fast finite element meshing methods, and will develop the software into a production package. Extensive verification and validation will be done on NASA configurations. The product will be documented, delivered and installed at NASA with a user-training course given. This will provide NASA with a powerful software tool to perform very efficient and rapid design assessment of evolving next generation space vehicles."
Adjoint-Based Design Software Using Adaptive Finite Element Methods,NAS4-02041,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Research South, Inc.","555 Sparkman Drive, Suite 1612",,Huntsville,AL,35816-3431,Yes,No,No,Lawrence W. Spradley,Business Official,2567211769,lws@hiwaay.net,Lawrence W. Spradley,Principal Investigator,2567211769,lws@hiwaay.net,"ResearchSouth has developed a powerful design optimization algorithm using an adjoint-based methodology for advanced aerospace vehicles including the airframe aerodynamic shape and the integrated propulsion system. The significance is that this algorithm separates the geometric entities from the optimization process allowing an independent linkage with many CAD packages and at much lower cost. All objectives have been met for the Phase I project. A computer software package, termed SAMdesign, now has the capability to solve the three-dimensional Euler equations, solve the adjoint of the Euler equations, and change the vehicle shape subject to constraints. All of these solutions are performed on unstructured tetrahedral meshes using a Finite Element based numerical algorithm. Four test cases have been successfully computed including a generic aerospace vehicle. Phase II will include multi-disciplinary effects, coupled physics for aerodynamics / propulsion / structures, fast finite element meshing methods, and will develop the software into a production package. Extensive verification and validation will be done on NASA configurations. The product will be documented, delivered and installed at NASA with a user-training course given. This will provide NASA with a powerful software tool to perform very efficient and rapid design assessment of evolving next generation space vehicles."
MODERN DESIGN SOFTWARE FOR BIOMEDICAL DEVICES,1R43HL070370-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,98322.00,"Research South, Inc.","555 Sparkman Drive, Suite 1612",,Huntsville,AL,35816-3431,Yes,No,No,Lawrence Spradley,,2567211769,LWS@HIWAAY.NET,Lawrence W. Spradley,,2567211769,LWS@HIWAAY.NET,"ResearchSouth is proposing research and development of new biocomputing technology that will enable automated CFD-based design optimizing of biomedical devices. The proposed project will develop innovative software that combines the best technologies available in aerospace optimization with those in cardiovascular device development. Preliminary work by the offerors has demonstrated the effectiveness of such a design approach when applied to new and existing rotary cardiac- assist devices. We anticipate this project to provide a rational basis for analyzing and optimizing biomedical devices with respect to blood hemolysis and thrombosis. In Phase I, we will use automated shape optimization to minimize blood hemolysis in a hemodialysis connector and experimentally validate the results, and we will begin the design and development of next-generation CFD-based design optimization software. In Phase II, a user-friendly commercial-quality software package specifically customized for design and analysis of blood- carrying devices will be implemented. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The potential users of this design software include any individual, group, or company engaged in biomedical device development. Our software will be the first commercial product to incorporate practical blood damage models for biomedical device analysis and design applications. The majority of the design optimization software tools developed in this project will find immediate application in the aerospace, automotive, and turbomachinery fields."
Innovative Reverse Engineering Protection for Software,N00178-02-C-3068,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"RETHER NETWORKS, INC.",75 Health Sciences Drive,Suite 111,Stony Brook,NY,11790-1790,Yes,Yes,No,Sheng-I Doong,President,6314674381,sdoong@rether.com,Tzi-cker Chiueh,Chief Scientist,6314674381,chiueh@rether.com,"""The Tamper Resistant Software (TRS) technology is a technologythat transforms a given computer program into a formthat is difficult to understand and thus to modify.In theory, it is impossible for a piece of softwareto be completely tamper proof. However, the goal ofthe TRS technology is to deter the potential crackersto the extent that either the required cracking effort is too excessiveor the gain is not worth the effort.Obviously the degree of tamper resistance depends on thephysical rsource available to the attackers. The TRS technologydesigned to fend off state-backed attackers is among themost challenging and is the focus of this research project.We propose to carry out a comprehensive attack analysis onexisting software-based TRS technologies, deduce a set ofguiding design principles from such an analysis, developa set of new program transformation techniques that couldfurther strengthen software/intellectual property protection,and implement a selective subset of these proposed techniquesto gauge their effectiveness, implementation complexityand practical feasibility. There are two commercial endeavors that could potentially benefitgreatly from the research and development of the TRS program transformationtechnology described in this project. First, digital content management (DRM) systemscan greatly benefit from the software protection provided by the TRS technology,because it can prevent users from tampering and thusbypassi"
Advanced Display Technology for Virtual Simulation,N61339-02-C-0035,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,69931.00,Rgb Display Corp.,22525 Kingston Lane,,Grass Valley,CA,95949,Yes,No,No,Kelli Lazalier,President,5302682222,rgbdisplay@oro.net,William J. McLaughlin,CEO,5302682222,rgbdisplay@oro.net,"""RGB proposes to develop solutions to improve virtual simulation requirements such as low light level visualization, high speed apparent motion, and low cost through various uses of and improvements to Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) Flat PanelDisplays (FPD). AMLCD FPD's have many advantages, including improved contrast ratio and response time, high resolution, minimal maintenance requirements, and a 20 year service life.One such use is a 360┬┐H x 28┬┐V Visual Display Ring for popped hatch tank simulators, made from five dual FPD sectors. The system includes a unique arrangement of adjacent panel interfaces that creates virtually seamless visuals due to the minimal spacing(0.25"") between panels.We will develop a visual system for aircraft Collimating Lens Simulators that creates an image mimicking a 25"" Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) with an infinite field of view as observed from the pilot and co-pilot positions. This visual system uses a special 28.1""AMLCD FPD which includes a special lens creating a curvature of radius that compensates for the image originating from a flat screen as opposed to a curved screen.Other useful commercial products will be developed using single, dual or triple unit variations of the FPD's described above. The proposed solutions will be less costly than current systems in use and will address problems encountered with other systems such as poor resolution, inability to produce low light scenes, colo"
Real Time Optical Sensor for Detecting Surface Contamination from Propulsion Byproducts,F04611-02-M-0049,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69743.00,"Rice Systems, Inc.","1150 Main Street, Suite C",,Irvine,CA,92614,Yes,No,No,Mike Larkin,Business Manager,9495538768,mlarkin@earthlink.net,Colleen Fitzpatrick,President,9495538768,Cfitzp@aol.com,"""In this project, we will demonstrate the feasibility of a low cost Fiber Optics EvanescentWave Sensor (FOES) for real time detection of surface contamination from propulsionbyproducts. The FOES is an all optical, low cost, lightweight ("
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Innovative Integrated Optical Circuit Fabrication and Processing Techniques,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99739.00,"Rice Systems, Inc.","1150 Main Street, Suite C",,Irvine,CA,92614,Yes,No,No,,,,,Colleen Fitzpatrick,,9495538768,Cfitzp@aol.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to develop a method of fabricating integrated optical circuits (IOCs) using alternate waveguide materials (AWMs). Currently, IOCs comprise silica glass waveguides, and are patterned using an expensive, multi-step photolithography process in conjunction with high temperature deposition techniques. However, AWMs are associated with lower glass transition temperatures, and have the potential of patterning optical circuits through alternate printing methods, bypassing the photolithography process. This will dramatically reduce the complexity and hence the cost of photonic device manufacture. Another important advantage of AWMs is lower minimum attenuation levels, possibly one to two orders of magnitude lower than that of silica glass. This is critical for long waveguide applications such as integrated optic delay lines for telecommunications, integrated optic gyroscopes, and more sensitive chemical sensors. In addition, because some alternate materials can host rare earth elements, the development of AWMs has further applications for improved optical switches, amplifiers, and solid-state blue lasers. This project will establish the feasibility of fabricating optical circuits comprising AWMs.
Improved fabrication of optical waveguide circuits has the immediate potential for
integrated optic amplifiers, lossless splitters, and up conversion blue fiber lasers, essential to numerous commercial applications in optical storage, color printing, and projection, up converters, isolators and fluorescent coolers, as well as convenient, low-cost solid-state laser sources for the laboratory."
Effect of Analog Built-in Self Test (BIST) on a Flash Analog-to-Digital Converter's (ADC) Radiation Effects Behavior,N00178-03-C-2005,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69914.00,"Ridgetop Group, Inc.",3580 West Ina Road,,Tucson,AZ,85741-2276,Yes,No,No,Jim Jindrick,Vice President,5207423300,jim@ridgetop-group.com,Bert Vermeire,Senior Engineer,5207423300,bert@ridgetop-group.com,"""Built In Self Test (BIST) must be used to mitigate the continuous increase in complexity in systems on a chip (SOC). BIST can, however, affect the way in which a circuit responds to a radiation, including the power drain through photocurrents. BIST cantherefore influence the ""rail-span collapse"" threshold, known to be a dominant failure mechanism of CMOS circuitry under prompt, or dose rate events.Ridgetop proposes to quantify the effect of the mixed signal and prognostic BIST on the radiation vulnerability of a high speed flash Analog to Digital Converter (ADC). It intends to study the failure mechanisms that are activated by total dose, singleevent effect and dose rate (prompt) radiation incident on the circuit by simulation, followed by verification using a manufactured prototype. A set of guidelines (design and layout rules) will be formulated to ensure radiation tolerance to a specifiedlevel. The design rules will be verified by fabricating the circuit and its BIST structures in its original and modified configuration. The final deliverable will be a rule checker software tool that interfaces with Spice netlists and GDSII layout filesto ensure maximum compatibility with existing EDA tools. Circuit design measures to mitigate radiation effects in mixed signal circuits will be of interest for military electronics designs, as well as for nuclear and space civilian applications. The resulting rule checker will be incorporated"
MODEL DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING VIA THE INTERNET,1R44DA013325-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,123400.00,"RIPPLE EFFECTS, INC.","RIPPLE EFFECTS, INC.","101 SPEAR ST, STE 226",SAN FRANCISCO,CA,94105,Yes,No,No,,,4152271669,ARAY@RIPLEEFFECTS.COM,Alice A. Ray,,4152271669,ARAY@RIPPLEEFFECTS.COM,"DESCRIPTION: NIDA has identified the need to make best practices in drug abuse prevention available to the widest possible number of people. Nowhere is that more important than in preventing the use of alcohol and drugs by adolescents. Adolescent drug use is tied to school failure, interpersonal violence, risky social behavior, including injury and unsafe sexual activity, and addiction. This proposal is to evaluate the content of an existing research-based CD-ROM prevention program, relate for teens, to modify it for Internet delivery, and then evaluate its effectiveness in changing norms about drugs, developing assertiveness skills and actually reducing drug use. Relate for teens is an award-winning, research-based and tested, interactive CD-ROM-based prevention program. In Phase I, Ripple Effects will have an Expert Panel evaluate the existing relate for teens CD-ROM content for concurrence with best practices, survey program facilitators to determine time constraints for prevention programming, modify content accordingly, build a web prototype of a drug abuse prevention program, and evaluate its effectiveness and feasibility for Phase II expansion. In Phase III if feasibility is proven, Ripple Effects will complete the Internet substance abuse prevention product for adolescents, and further evaluate it for effectiveness."
Graphical Environmental Tools for Application to Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Arrays,DE-FG02-02ER86146,DOE,DOE,STTR,2002,1,100000.00,RIS Corporation,5905 Weisbrook Lane,Suite 101,Knoxville,TN,37909-0129,Yes,No,No,Michael S. Blair,,8655884456,msblair@ris-corp.com,Richard A. Todd,,8655884456,rtodd@ris-corp.com,"70408 Highly segmented, position-sensitive germanium detector systems are being developed for nuclear physics research where traditional electronic processing with mixed analog and digital function blocks would be enormously complex and costly. Future systems will be constructed using pipelined processing of high-speed digitized signals, as in the telecommunications industry. This project will use digital signal processing concepts and existing graphical system design tools to develop a set of reusable modular functions and tools targeted for the nuclear physics community. Researchers working with complex nuclear detector arrays such as the Gamma Ray Energy Tracking Array (GRETA) will be able to construct data processing concepts through simple graphical interfaces. Phase I includes the modeling of complex nuclear pulse processing functions; test, evaluation, and adaptation of a graphical environment toolset to implement these data acquisition functions; and embodiment of representative functions within field programmable gate arrays. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Successful implementation of nuclear-physics-specific functions should be immediately applicable to related fields requiring real time analysis of digitized streams of data. Interest would extend to chemical analysis, medical instrumentation, environmental monitoring, imaging, ultrasonics and astronomy."
SBIR Phase I: Development of MAC-to-PHY Convergence Tools for Broadband Fixed Wireless Access,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99608.00,"Saraband Wireless, Inc.",9127 Christopher Street,,Fairfax,VA,22031,Yes,No,No,,,,,Donald S. Arnstein,,7033590900,don.arnstein@att.net,"This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I project will address one of the major obstacles to commercial development of broadband fixed wireless access under 5 GHz, namely overcoming a ""convergence bottleneck"" arising from distance-sensitive propagation conditions. It is well known that as distance ranges from line of sight to well beyond line of sight, transmission parameters can degrade dramatically. However, current state-of-the-art treats this condition in a highly unsatisfactory way, through statistical models, through ""handshake"" schemes, modulation fallback, use of preambles and embedded pilot tones, to name just a few. An innovative concept will be demonstrated for rapid, two-way, unobtrusive and easily scaled RF measurements that permit characterizing thousands of hub-to-subscriber paths precisely without guesswork. Regional operations centers, hub base station and consumer terminals will operate more efficiently due to the network's ability to converge rapidly on near-optimum transmission characteristics.
This innovation will make broadband more readily available to populations that live and work where DSL, fiber, and cable modem service is not offered. This includes: people who work in outdoor locations, in hard-to-get-to schools, libraries, college campuses, transportation systems, factories, waterways, and small businesses."
Assessing Decision-Making Skills in Virtual Environments,DASW01-02-C-0007,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,729777.00,"SCENPRO, INC.",101 W. Renner Rd.,Suite 130,Richardson,TX,75082-5082,Yes,No,No,Lisa Mantock,President,9724375001,LMantock@ScenPro.com,Michael Gately,Chief Technology Officer,9724375001,MGately@ScenPro.com,"""The Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) is an ongoing program of applied experimentation in the Army and Marine Corps that seeks to identify and evaluate the ability of off-the-shelf technologies tomeet specific needs associated with urban military operations.Members of small dismounted infantry units will face growing responsibilities and increasing challenges in combined arms combat and in contingency operations on the digitized battlefield of the future. Training for MOUT is limited by time, cost, and safetyfactors. Virtual Environment technologies have the potential to provide the Army with a supplemental training capability to meet these new demands.In the SBIR Phase I Virtual Soldier Skills Assessment (ViSSA) Project, ScenPro, Inc. performed research for the development of an automated training assessment and after action review support tool to assist trainers in preparing dismounted forces forSpecial Operations, Stability and Support Operations, and Contingency Operations using virtual urban environments. The system tracks mission-related factors linked to soldier decisions, movements, fire, radio traffic, and contact with virtual entities andtrigger lines under an intricate web of overlays designed to capture and store these specific pieces of data during a virtual training exercise.The information assists the trainer in conducting an effective After Action Review by pr"
Biological/Chemicall Incedent Response Monitor,F49620-02-C-0032,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,2,483781.00,"SCENPRO, INC.",101 W. Renner Rd.,Suite 130,Richardson,TX,75082-5082,Yes,No,No,Lisa Mantock,President,9724375001,lmantock@scenpro.com,Michael Gately,,9724375001,mgately@scenpro.com,"We propose to develop a User Configurable Incident Response Monitor (UCIRM) tool that provides a useful daily planning aid function, and automatically extends its operation to handle any rare, extraordinary events. The daily planning aid helps schedule airoperations at an installation, while providing the capability to assess the effects of an extraordinary incident, such as an attack with Chemical or Biological weapons on air operations. The tool allows the user to mkification, or rejection of the results.the proposed tool includes a library that can be used to extend the tool's operation olso provides an assessment of critical resources affected and/or used. We propose to make these results available as well, which extends the tool's utility into thesuport, or logistics domain, as well as the operational domain."
Innovative Information Technologies,F30602-02-C-0065,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99963.00,"SCENPRO, INC.",101 W. Renner Rd.,Suite 130,Richardson,TX,75082-5082,Yes,No,No,Jim Mantock,Vice President,9724375001,jmantock@scenpro.com,Mark Swenholt,Sr. Scientist,9724375001,mswenholt@scenpro.com,"""ScenPro proposes to develop an Incident Response Information Support System (IRISS) application that will greatly improve on-site information management for large-scale incident response efforts. The improvement will be most measurable in HomelandSecurity incidents with mass casualties that involve multiple responders from different organizations.The IRISS will provide these improvements by combining information management technology from three areas:┬┐ A communications network that can be scaled and configured on demand to provide a communications resource to both expected and ad hoc responders┬┐ A set of role-specific user interfaces that provide appropriate, intuitive, and effective formats for data entry and information push given limited display capabilities and unfamiliar users┬┐ Advanced techniques for information retrieval, aggregation, and display for the following:o situational awarenesso critical resource managemento incident command decision support aidsScenPro will use its extensive expertise in incident response and the Scenario-based Engineering Process (SEP) to develop the IRISS application. SEP features a Knowledge Acquisition process to obtain and utilize information from subject matter experts.SEP also will provide a preliminary system architecture, which will be the basis for development of a fully functional prototype IRISS tool in a Phase II SBIR program. The proposed IRISS provides the ability"
Information Delivery Configuration for Augmented Warrior Readiness,F30602-03-C-0016,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,98304.00,"SCENPRO, INC.",101 W. Renner Rd.,Suite 130,Richardson,TX,75082-5082,Yes,No,No,James Mantock,Vice President,9724375001,jmantock@scenpro.com,Barbara Brown,Senior Scientist,9724375001,bbrown@scenpro.com,"""Information can mean the difference between life and death, between mission success and mission failure. For information to be actionable, it must be accurate, timely, and comprehended. In executing this Phase I SBIR effort - Adaptive InformationPresentation - ScenPro proposes to define cognitive readiness measurement criteria, construct a rules-based representation to integrate that criteria with other mission and task parameters, identify display options, and develop a knowledge managementarchitecture.ScenPro will accomplish the Phase I program objectives by building on our domain knowledge and software infrastructure developed as part of the Agent Supported Information Visualization (ASIV) and Virtual Soldier Skills Assessor (ViSSA) programs. We willassure that our system design meets user needs through a combination of user verified scenarios and formal knowledge acquisition sessions with internal and external subject matter experts. Our formal Scenario-Based Engineering process will be used todefine functional requirements, identify constraints on key system components, and apply rapid prototyping of concepts for customer evaluation. The concepts and prototype software developed as a result of this Phase I effort carry a high potential for applicability to many government and commercial markets. Although content requirements and data sources are domain dependent, the infrastructuredeveloped to access source data, assess cognitiv"
Dismounted Infantry Situational Awareness Assessment in,DASW01-03-P-0186,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,98538.00,"SCENPRO, INC.",101 W. Renner Rd.,Suite 130,Richardson,TX,75082-5082,Yes,No,No,James Mantock,Vice President,9724375001,jmantock@scenpro.com,Barbara Brown,Senior Scientist,9724375001,bbrown@scenpro.com,"""Small infantry unit situational awareness (SA) can be observed, inferred, and measured during virtual simulations using a variety of non-intrusive tools and techniques. Dismounted infantry SA implies that the small unit leader and his team understand themission objectives and their specific roles and responsibilities to work together toward successful mission completion. They perceive the environmental cues and dynamic conditions of their tactical situation and comprehend their potentially positive ornegative impact. The Situational Awareness - Simulation Training and Assessment Toolset (SA-STAT) system will increase soldier, team, and team leader effectiveness through identification of improved training and assessment techniques that increasesituational awareness, responsiveness, and mental agility for making sound decisions. These characteristics support concepts for the Objective Force and complement the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Our strategy is to build upon STRICOM's OneSAFTestbed Baseline (OTB) in the interest of reducing costs, shortening development time, and providing a product that will be compatible with the Army direction for DIS/HLA simulation software. There are restrictions regarding distribution of the OTBsoftware used as a platform for development. The SA-STAT system will be custom-designed software with the potential for upgrades and maintenance for an extended product life. It is unlikely that we will be"
Salmon clotting proteins for human bandages,DAMD17-02-C-0110,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,99900.00,"SEA RUN HOLDINGS, INC.","SEA RUN HOLDINGS, INC.",76 PINE ST,FREEPORT,ME,04032,Yes,No,No,Charleton H. Ames,Director,2077756000,hpasquine@mpn.ins.com,Evelyn S. Sawyer,Director of Research,2079857957,esawyer@searunholdings.com,"Not Available ""Fibrin bandages have shown considerable promise in controlling majorblood loss. However, two significant problems are cost, and thepossibility of infectious agents.Our overall objective is to solve both problems with the use offibrinogen and thrombin from salmon plasma. Phase I aims are: 1. Toprepare a viral-inactivated, stable, salmon fibrinogen and thrombin; and2. To characterize this material.Salmon clotting proteins are compatible with human proteins, and areless likely to be expensive due to the large untapped blood supply fromfarmed salmon. They offer safety from mammalian infectious agents,especially prions, due to the evolutionary distance between fish andmammals, and the low body temperature of these fish.We propose to develop viral-inactivation methods by spiking the salmonproteins with salmon viruses, and then determining virus titer afterlyophilization and heating. The virus-inactivated proteins will be usedfor stability studies that measure identity, purity, and potency, withand without additives, after defined storage conditions.Characterization studies of the salmon proteins will determine possibleadvantages over mammalian proteins.Salmon clotting proteins offer an effective, innovative, material forhuman use that is likely to be safer and less costly than humanproteins. The anticipated benefits of the proposed work is a safer, less -costlyfibrin bandage."""
NO-Contact Damage and Optical Witnessing Network,F29601-02-C-0136,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,89672.00,"SECOTEC, INC.","4935 CENTURY ST., STE 201",,HUNTSVILLE,AL,35816,Yes,Yes,No,Elsa I. Mullins,President,2567220000,secoinc1@hiwaay.net,David A. Kalin,Chief Scientist,2567220000,seco3@hiwaay.net,"A low cost, lightweight, optical network for target damage indication in flight with an optical monitoring array of wide and narrow FOV optical detectors built into a thin ring mounted on the rear of the vehicle. By alternating the FOV sensors, impactlocations on the target can be monitored on the vehicle for both roll and distance. The optical monitoring will be non-contact and will look for in-band changes in the sensor field of view (HEL or KE damage). This system can monitor the location and timeof impact as well as function as a pyrometer to determine the temperature and extent of the impact. A breakwire system can also be used to augment damage. Advanced capability to score GBL and SBL system. High temperature material processing will alsobe benefitted"
CLINICAL TRIALS DATA COLLECTION USING PALM COMPUTERS,1R43CA084797-01A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,SEGUE CORPORATION,SEGUE CORPORATION,8265 HAMMOND BRANCH WAY,LAUREL,MD,20723,Yes,No,No,Michael Grasso,,3017761196,MIKEGRASSO@UMBC.EDU,Michael A. Grasso,,3017761196,MIKEGRASSO@UMBC.EDU,"We propose to develop a Clinical Trials Information System for mobile, low bandwidth, and weakly connected environments. The system will use handheld computers to collect data the patient bedside and conduct interviews in the filed. A two-way wireless network will validate data against a central repository in real time and allow clinicians to respond immediately to anomalies. The first phase of research consists of the following tasks. We will develop a handheld system for clinical data collection that is optimized for small displays. We will implement a protocol for mobile-aware data management using an N-tier network architecture. Finally, we will evaluate the prototype in a clinical setting for speed, accuracy, reliability, acceptability, and generalizability."
Agent-based Knowledge-design Assistance (AKA),DASG60-03-C-0020,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,2,749763.00,"Sentar, Inc.",315 Wynn Drive,Suite 1,Huntsville,AL,35805-1960,Yes,No,No,Peter A. Kiss,Chief Executive Officer,2567040863,pkiss@sentar.com,Andrew G. Schooley,Senior Engineer,2567040863,aschooley@sentar.com,"The Agent-based Knowledge-design Assistant (AKA), a generic knowledge-building tool, enables Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to easily create, modify, and manage knowledge, without specialized training. The Missile Defense Agency needs tools thateffectively build and share knowledge to make their complex systems more reliable, flexible, and easy to use.Through an integrated environment, SMEs can rapidly capture their knowledge, and serve it through a web-based infrastructure. Sentar's innovation combines intelligent agents with generalized design patterns, called Knowledge Templates (KTs), to automatethe knowledge building process. Using XML, AKA provides an extensible solution to complex systems to distribute and share the knowledge with other networked users, and easily accommodate future modifications. In Phase I, Sentar demonstrated thefeasibility of the AKA concept by designing the environment and prototyping two KTs. In Phase II, Sentar will adapt the AKA technology to use XML for knowledge interchange and will implement additional knowledge templates. This will enable AKA to produceknowledge modules targeted for use in an actual multi-agent knowledge system. Sentar will then demonstrate the added value of the system in the Battle Management Command and Control domain proving that complicated systems of the future can utilizeknowledge while reducing complexity and increasing flexibility."
Event-Driven Distributed Information Fusion,DASG60-02-P-0030,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69987.00,"Sentar, Inc.",315 Wynn Drive,Suite 1,Huntsville,AL,35805-1960,Yes,No,No,Peter A. Kiss,Chief Executive Officer,2567040863,pkiss@sentar.com,Peter A. Kiss,Chief Executive Officer,2567040863,pkiss@sentar.com,"""Whether the subject is satellite surveillance data, clues on terrorist activities, or corporate decision-making, we are globally drawing in information. To win the war on information we need knowledge and the appropriate systems to optimally use it oninformation. To solve Autonomous Satellite Cluster Data Fusion and other distributed information fusion problems, we must be able to autonomously process and act on information, distribute and share knowledge, and enable distributed systems to workcooperatively. Sentar proposes to address these challenges with an Event-Driven Distributed Information Fusion (EDIF) System. Our concept is to build the EDIF System with a hierarchy of intelligent agents. Using our KnoWeb┬┐ technology for DynamicDistributed Problem Solving will greatly accelerate our ability to build systems of autonomous components capable of sharing knowledge and solving distributed fusion problems cooperatively.The benefits of such a system are clear in the context of enhanced surveillance mission effectiveness and processing efficiencies on autonomous satellites. These same benefits can greatly impact the war on terrorism as well as corporate decision-making andcustomer support. By enabling satellites and other distributed assets to share information and cue each other for data collection and fusion, surveillance mission effectiveness is greatly enhanced. The benefits of finding and preventing one terrorist plot are notmean"
Audio Based Instructional Video Indexing and retrieval,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"SIGMA SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC.","9725 Aspen Hollow Way, #210",,Fairfax,VA,22032,Yes,No,No,,,,,David Twitchell,,7035820638,sigma@sigma-sys.com,N/A
Audio Based Instructional Video Indexing and retrieval,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,2,143171.00,"SIGMA SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC.","9725 Aspen Hollow Way, #210",,Fairfax,VA,22032,Yes,No,No,,,,,David Twitchell,,7035820638,sigma@sigma-sys.com,N/A
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Guided Generation of Software Requirements,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99028.00,"Software Frameworks, Inc.",44 Water Street,,Mystic,CT,06355,Yes,No,No,,,,,Patricia Pia,,8605363114,ppia@softwareframeworks.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will investigate methods for improving the process of requirement definition for software projects. It will investigate how the stakeholder in a project can be constrained to create only those requirements that have good characteristics. The approach is to codify the domain comprised of ""all tasks which can be implemented on a computer"" and present the stakeholder with decisions to make about what will be implemented in a specific system. Use cases will be used to facilitate the process. After capturing the requirements, an initial object-oriented analysis model will be generated automatically from the requirement descriptions. The model will be based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML). However, diagram notations will define the model in terms of UML metamodels rather than by diagram notations. UML modeling tools such as Rational Software's Rose can import the metamodels and create their associated graphical representation. This research will develop a prototype tool that will guide the stakeholder to describe requirements within a fixed format, and automatically create UML metamodels."
Direct Metal Technology for Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping,NAS8-02099,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599322.00,"Solidica, Inc.",3941 Research Park Drive,Suite C,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-0221,Yes,No,No,Dawn White,President,7342224680,dawn@solidica.com,Dawn White,Principal Investigator,7342224680,dawn@solidica.com,"Solidica is proposing a filament based rapid prototyping machine for the production of net shape metal and functional gradient components. Net shape fully dense metallic parts have been the holy grail of rapid prototyping since its inception. Solidica, Inc. has patented an innovative ultrasonic approach for rapid prototyping of net shape metallic parts using a ribbon feedstock. By combining the use of ultrasonics for layer-by-layer material build up of metallic ribbons with a simple machining head Solidica achieves net shape fully dense metallic components in a fraction of the time and at a lower cost than traditional machining or casting. Extending this proprietary technology to use filament based feedstock rather than ribbon, will enable a complexity of geometry that is currently only achievable for fully dense metal components through investment casting. This innovation has enormous cost saving advantages for production of both complex metallic and bimetallic functional gradient test hardware. There is currently no technology that is readily capable of forming functionally gradient structures for complex geometric shapes."
Direct Metal Technology for Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping,NAS8-02099,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Solidica, Inc.",3941 Research Park Drive,Suite C,Ann Arbor,MI,48108-0221,Yes,No,No,Dawn White,President,7342224680,dawn@solidica.com,Dawn White,Principal Investigator,7342224680,dawn@solidica.com,"Solidica is proposing a filament based rapid prototyping machine for the production of net shape metal and functional gradient components. Net shape fully dense metallic parts have been the holy grail of rapid prototyping since its inception. Solidica, Inc. has patented an innovative ultrasonic approach for rapid prototyping of net shape metallic parts using a ribbon feedstock. By combining the use of ultrasonics for layer-by-layer material build up of metallic ribbons with a simple machining head Solidica achieves net shape fully dense metallic components in a fraction of the time and at a lower cost than traditional machining or casting. Extending this proprietary technology to use filament based feedstock rather than ribbon, will enable a complexity of geometry that is currently only achievable for fully dense metal components through investment casting. This innovation has enormous cost saving advantages for production of both complex metallic and bimetallic functional gradient test hardware. There is currently no technology that is readily capable of forming functionally gradient structures for complex geometric shapes."
Internet-Based Training for Unlicensed Healthcare Personnel in Rural Communities,2002-33610-11819,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,79974.00,"SOUTH DAKOTA HLTH TECH INNOVATIONS, INC.",SOUTH DAKOTA HEALTH,"TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.",SIOUX FALLS,SD,57103,Yes,No,No,Robert Talley,President,6053571407,,Mary Derby,,6056249762,mderby@pulluin.com,"Due to healthcare reforms, nursing shortages and other factors, hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities are using more unlicensed assistive personnel to provide direct and indirect patient care. These activities range from very basic activities such as transporting supplies to very sophisticated activities such as prepping patients. With proper training, unlicensed assistive personnel can be very competent caregivers. Healthcare facilities in rural areas have a particularly difficult time recruiting healthcare professionals and rely heavily on unlicensed assistive personnel. In rural areas the unlicensed assistive personnel do not have access to special training programs delivered by education department personnel in large urban medical centers. As a result nurses in rural healthcare facilities have to dedicate large amounts of their time to train new hires. This take time away from patient care and is costly for the health care facility. The proposed research project would develop and test an Internet-based training program for unlicensed assistive personnel in rural areas. In Phase I, a prototype-training module for ""Nursing Assistants"" will be developed and tested with newly hired personnel at Sioux Valley Hospitals and Healthcare System and the Good Samaritan Society. Phase II would involve development and testing of an entire training program for a range of unlicensed assistive personnel that would then be marketed to healthcare facilities throughout the United States."
INTEGRATION OF INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ALCOHOL ABUSE,N43AA023007-000,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,99864.00,"SOUTH DAKOTA HLTH TECH INNOVATIONS, INC.",SOUTH DAKOTA HEALTH,"TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.",SIOUX FALLS,SD,57103,Yes,No,No,,,6053571407,,Mary Derby,,,,N/A
Integration of Intelligent Tutoring Systems into Middle School Biology Education,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,2,149768.00,"SOUTH DAKOTA HLTH TECH INNOVATIONS, INC.",SOUTH DAKOTA HEALTH,"TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.",SIOUX FALLS,SD,57103,Yes,No,No,,,,,Joyce Pages,,8175733938,,"The objective of the Phase II research is to develop and test an Internet based science intelligent tutoring system, scibercell to assist 6-12 grad students learn scientific concepts that are currently difficlut to conceptualize. This will be don through an Internet-based interactive biology program and curriculum for middle and high school that fosters self-paced student-centered active learning. In Phase I a prototype program for use in teaching basic cell biology was developed and tested with over 100 sixth grade students. The average increase in the experimental group's posttest scores was 23 percent compared to 13 percent for the control group. During Phase II the full Internet-based biology instructional program for use with 6-12 grade students will be developed and tested in a demographically diverse group of schools in rural, urban and Native American communities. A pretest-posttest experimental design will be used to determine the programs effectiveness. A secondary outcome is to increase student's interest in science and health care carreeers through the program desing and implementation."
Integration of Intelligent Tutoring Systems into Middle School Biology Education,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"SOUTH DAKOTA HLTH TECH INNOVATIONS, INC.",SOUTH DAKOTA HEALTH,"TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.",SIOUX FALLS,SD,57103,Yes,No,No,,,,,Joyce Pages,,8175733938,,"The objective of the Phase II research is to develop and test an Internet based science intelligent tutoring system, scibercell to assist 6-12 grad students learn scientific concepts that are currently difficlut to conceptualize. This will be don through an Internet-based interactive biology program and curriculum for middle and high school that fosters self-paced student-centered active learning. In Phase I a prototype program for use in teaching basic cell biology was developed and tested with over 100 sixth grade students. The average increase in the experimental group's posttest scores was 23 percent compared to 13 percent for the control group. During Phase II the full Internet-based biology instructional program for use with 6-12 grade students will be developed and tested in a demographically diverse group of schools in rural, urban and Native American communities. A pretest-posttest experimental design will be used to determine the programs effectiveness. A secondary outcome is to increase student's interest in science and health care carreeers through the program desing and implementation."
DEVICE FOR PROMOTING SURVIVAL OF CONGESTED TISSUE FLAPS,1R43HL069553-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"SPECTROCON, LLC","SPECTROCON, LLC","2701 VAN HISE AVE, STE FC",MADISON,WI,53705,Yes,No,No,Nadine Connor,,6082331594,NADINECONNOR@HOTMAIL.COM,Michael L. Conforti,,6082439763,con40s@hotmail.com,"New technology is needed for the treatment of venous congestion, a serious complication of reconstructive surgery. Currently, live leeches are used, but are psychologically traumatic to patients being treated, and are often ineffective in preventing tissue death. Because there are no other alternatives for treating venous congestion, a mechanical device for this purpose represents a pioneering concept, unique to the current marketplace. The long-term goal of this research is to develop a fully automated, clinically applicable medical device capable of treating venous congestion over an extended time period. The aim of Phase I is to demonstrate feasibility of using a rudimentary device prototype developed in our laboratory to successfully treat venous congestion for a 12-hour period. Congested fasciocutaneous pedicle flaps will be created in 16 pigs, with 8 treatment and 8 control animals. Tissue health during treatment and control experiments will be monitored by quantitative measurements of skin color, surface perfusion, subcutaneous oxygen tension, and blood volume removed. Histological analysis of tissue viability at the end of 12 hours will determine the success of the device in treating venous congestion. A device that effectively treats venous congestion will replace the use of live leeches and will have far-reaching societal benefits."
High-Power Stealthy Acoustic Through-the-Wall Sensor,M67854-02-C-1010,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69983.00,"STARMARK, INC.",P. O. Box 270710,,San Diego,CA,92198,Yes,No,No,Merril Gersten,President,8586760055,starmark@san.rr.com,Franklin S. Felber,Vice President,8586760055,starmark@san.rr.com,"""We have demonstrated a capability with ultrasound to detect and locate even stationary persons through certain interior walls at ranges up to about 8'. The Phase I program objective is to develop and demonstrate a proprietary high-power upgrade to thiscapability. Starmark's novel system concept should increase the power of the recently developed through-the-wall sensor by up to a factor of 100,000 in the Phase I breadboard and 900,000 in the Phase II prototype. The upgrade will make possiblesurveillance of persons through many more types of exterior building walls, including metallic walls, and over much greater ranges.In Phase I, we will design, build, test, and demonstrate a high-power, high-frequency monotone transmitter optimized for a through-the-wall sensor. In the Phase I Option, we will test and demonstrate the transmitter operating through a variety ofrealistic external walls, and we will produce a conceptual design of a Phase II system. In Phase II, we will integrate an array of the new high-power transmitters with the by-then completed acoustic through-the-wall sensor from the ongoing Air Force/NIJprogram, and demonstrate the performance of prototypes in stealthily detecting multiple persons through exterior walls and displaying their locations. This proprietary development will extend by orders of magnitude in power the capabilities of the recently developed acoustic sensor to locate stationary and moving persons thr"
MEN AND DEPRESSION,1R43MH063511-01A2,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,162151.00,"STATE OF THE ART, INC.","STATE OF THE ART, INC.",2201 WISCONSIN AVE NW,WASHINGTON,DC,20007-4143,Yes,No,No,Geradine Wurzburg,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,H. G. Watts,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed is a multi-media campaign for men with depression, using documentary video, print, and Internet. Campaign targets men with diagnosed or undiagnosed depression, and their significant referents. The project aims to: increase knowledge about depression in men; destigmatize depression; and promote professional diagnosis and treatment. There is a special emphasis on depression in men of color. In Phase I, we interview experts (including our Advisors), men with depression, and referents. We analyze interview content and generate creative plans for a video and companion booklet, and a web module prototype. Advisors review creative plans and prototype, which are revised, then qualitatively and quantitatively tested. Focus groups test validity of content in creative plans and prototype. Testing ensures materials meet the informational, motivational, and supportive needs of men with/at risk for depression, and their significant referents. In Phase II, we will fully produce the video, booklet, and interactive web module based on concepts validated in Phase I. This package is unique in that it examines men's experience of depression with modeling and interactive content. Documentary profiles model seeking professional diagnosis and treatment, web module engages user for education and motivation. The completed documentary video, booklet, and interactive web module will be distributed through counselors, physicians, therapists, clinic, other health professional, and organizations that serve people with depression, as well as Internet health website, and corporate Intranets."
ARTHRITIS EDUCATION CAMPAIGN: PAIN AND EXERCISE,1R43AR048507-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,104840.00,"STATE OF THE ART, INC.","STATE OF THE ART, INC.",2201 WISCONSIN AVE NW,WASHINGTON,DC,20007-4143,Yes,No,No,Gerardine Wurzburg,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,H. G. Watts,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): State of the Art is developing a healthcommunication and education campaign-""Arthritis Education Campaign: Pain and Exercise (AEC). AEC will include a 13-part broadcast television series (one season), which will be edited to create a video set, and a companion workbook. The goal of AEC is to lessen pain disability and health distress of people with arthritis. AEC will teach people with arthritis, ages 45 and older, how to
exercise with arthritis to reduce pain and motivate them to adopt exercise and
other self-management techniques.
The aims of Phase I are to determine the beliefs about arthritis and exercise held by people with arthritis and to develop and validate the content and message for the series and workbook. Phase I research will include: key informant interviews, creative plan development, board of advisor review/creative plan revision, and focus group testing. Phase I of AEC will use
qualitative and quantitative research designs that will consist of key informant interviews and focus group testing with some quantitative testing.
AEC will develop and apply an innovative format that combines traditional exercise instruction and documentary clips to address psychosocial issues and motivate people with arthritis. This innovative format will offer instructional and emotional support.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The television broadcast will be offered to network, cable, and public television stations. American Public Television, a major content provider to PBS stations, has already expressed interest in AEC. The video set and workbook will be distributed through physicians, health professionals, and organizations that serve people with arthritis. State of the Art has successfully marketed many other patient education materials to this market and already has contacts and established relationships to assist in the marketing. The market for products for people with arthritis is large. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States and is projected to affect nearly 60 million people in 2020. There is currently no broadcast exercise show for people with arthritis on the air."
SELF-MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE,2R44HL065886-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"STATE OF THE ART, INC.","STATE OF THE ART, INC.",2201 WISCONSIN AVE NW,WASHINGTON,DC,20007-4143,Yes,No,No,Geradine Wurzburg,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,Gerardine Wurzburg,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will provide people diagnosed with cardiovascular disease with a package of two documentary-style videotapes, two booklets, and an interactive web module, that stresses the importance of self-management and to motivate them to do so. The Phase I results showed that people with CVD felt that these materials would be useful and would use the materials themselves. Equally significant were the results from the evaluation with health professionals, who were very enthusiastic about the materials and felt that the content was clear and accurate. As a result of Phase I research, one video/booklet set will target women and the other will target men. The videos will show the lives of people who are successfully self-managing their CVD and will target the viewer's expectancies of self-management and their self-efficacy of performing it. The booklet will outline self-management information and resources. The interactive web module, which will be licensed to existing web sites, fills a gap left by most web resources for people with CVD - management of stress and awareness of depression. It will allow the user to track these conditions that can have a profound effect on their CVD. It will also deliver information about latest CVD research specific to the needs and interests of the user, based on their profile, and allow the formation of an on-line community via bulletin boards and chats.
In Phase II, the videotapes, booklets, and web module will be produced from the final creative plans developed from Phase I research. The rough-cuts of the videos, rough drafts of the booklet, and beta version of the web module will be reviewed by our Board of Advisors. After feedback from the advisors is incorporated, the materials will be tested through a number of focus groups. After the final editing and identity production are complete, the materials will be tested using a quasi-experimental control group pretest/posttest design. In Phase III, we will approach service organizations and clinics to distribute the package. Using contacts established in Phase I, and other projects serving the needs of persons with CVD, we have working relationships with many organizations, health care facilities, and pharmaceutical companies who would join in this promotional distribution effort."
SELF-MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE,2R44HL065886-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,1030737.00,"STATE OF THE ART, INC.","STATE OF THE ART, INC.",2201 WISCONSIN AVE NW,WASHINGTON,DC,20007-4143,Yes,No,No,Geradine Wurzburg,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,Gerardine Wurzburg,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will provide people diagnosed with cardiovascular disease with a package of two documentary-style videotapes, two booklets, and an interactive web module, that stresses the importance of self-management and to motivate them to do so. The Phase I results showed that people with CVD felt that these materials would be useful and would use the materials themselves. Equally significant were the results from the evaluation with health professionals, who were very enthusiastic about the materials and felt that the content was clear and accurate. As a result of Phase I research, one video/booklet set will target women and the other will target men. The videos will show the lives of people who are successfully self-managing their CVD and will target the viewer's expectancies of self-management and their self-efficacy of performing it. The booklet will outline self-management information and resources. The interactive web module, which will be licensed to existing web sites, fills a gap left by most web resources for people with CVD - management of stress and awareness of depression. It will allow the user to track these conditions that can have a profound effect on their CVD. It will also deliver information about latest CVD research specific to the needs and interests of the user, based on their profile, and allow the formation of an on-line community via bulletin boards and chats.
In Phase II, the videotapes, booklets, and web module will be produced from the final creative plans developed from Phase I research. The rough-cuts of the videos, rough drafts of the booklet, and beta version of the web module will be reviewed by our Board of Advisors. After feedback from the advisors is incorporated, the materials will be tested through a number of focus groups. After the final editing and identity production are complete, the materials will be tested using a quasi-experimental control group pretest/posttest design. In Phase III, we will approach service organizations and clinics to distribute the package. Using contacts established in Phase I, and other projects serving the needs of persons with CVD, we have working relationships with many organizations, health care facilities, and pharmaceutical companies who would join in this promotional distribution effort."
RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ELDERLY SUICIDE,1R43MH064363-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,130398.00,"STATE OF THE ART, INC.","STATE OF THE ART, INC.",2201 WISCONSIN AVE NW,WASHINGTON,DC,20007-4143,Yes,No,No,Gerardine Wurzburg,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,H. G. Watts,,2025370818,OFFICE@STATEART.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Suicide rates increase with age, and adults 65+ have the highest rate of completed suicide. Risk factors include depression, social isolation, physical illness, and hopelessness. Of completed elder suicides, 70 percent had a medical appointment within 30 days of death.
This multimedia campaign aims to encourage detection of older people at risk of suicide, and to educate and motivate them and their caregivers to seek treatment. This campaign (video, companion booklet, web module) targets older adults, caregivers (including adult children), and health professionals. Health Belief Model and Transtheoretical Model will guide research.
In Phase I researchers will use qualitative methods to determine content and test its validity. Researchers will interview experts (including advisors), older adults, and caregivers to collect data, and then they will analyze interview content and generate creative plans for the materials. Advisors will review creative plans, which will then be revised, then qualitatively tested with
focus groups of older adults, caregivers, and health professionals. Testing ensures materials inform and motivate target audiences. In Phase II, we will fully produce the video, booklet, and web module based on concepts validated in Phase I.
This campaign is innovative because it addresses suicide and its risk factors in older adults, using documentary models of diagnosis and treatment.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The completed video, booklet, and web module will be distributed through physicians, mental health professionals, senior centers, assisted living facilities, and other organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers. The video will be reedited for broadcast. State of the Art has successfully marketed other patient education materials to these markets and has existing relationships to assist in marketing this project."
Wavefront Sensing for High Scintillation Environments,F29601-02-C-0107,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,746972.00,Tempest Technologies,Suite 506,8939 South Sepulveda Blvd,Los Angeles,CA,90045-,Yes,No,No,Ben G. Fitzpatrick,President,3102161677,fitzpatrick@tempest-tech.com,Ben G. Fitzpatrick,President,3102161677,fitzpatrick@tempest-tech.com,"In this proposal we consider the incorporation of image processing techniques and adaptive estimation and control algorithms into phase reconstruction and deformable mirror control systems to improve performance in systems such as the AirBorne Laser (ABL)tactical missile defense system and the proposed extended range ABL system for ballistic missile defense. Based on a combination of mathematical techniques for nonparametric branch cut identification and adaptive filtering and control theory, our methodspromise to provide greatly enhanced adaptive optics compensator performance. Scintillation, the turbulence-induced fluctuation of image intensities, is widely regarded as a major problem for adaptive optics systems. The methods we propose herein providethe potential to mitigate significantly the effects of scintillation, thus enhancing adaptive optics performance. We also propose innovative control concepts for deformable mirror actuation. Collaborating with scientists and engineers at UCLA, MZA, andAFRL, we will use wave propagation simulations data and data collected in tests at Lincoln Laboratory's ACL facility to score the performance of these algorithms. Continuing our partnership with Boeing-SVS, the leader in systems engineering for opticalsystems for ABL and other weapon systems, will allow us to leverage the results obtained in this effort into commercial hardware systems in a most efficient and cost-effective manner."
Active Target Tracking through Deep Atmospheric Turbulence,F29601-02-C-0142,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99711.00,Tempest Technologies,Suite 506,8939 South Sepulveda Blvd,Los Angeles,CA,90045-,Yes,No,No,Ben Fitzpatrick,President,3102161677,wang@tempest-tech.com,Yun Wang,Vice President,3102161677,wang@tempest-tech.com,"""In this proposal we consider the development of statistical image processingand filtering techniques for optical tracking in systems such as the AirBorneLaser (ABL) tactical missile defense system. Based on a combination of stochasticmodeling for non-uniform illumination patterns with nonlinear Bayesian filtering,our methods promise to provide greatly enhanced tracking and pointing.Scintillation, the turbulence-induced fluctuation of image intensities, iswidely regarded as a major problem for tracking and adaptive optics. The methodswe propose herein provide the potential to mitigate significantly the effects ofscintillation, thus enhancing system performance. Our estimation techniques arealso relevant to problems of anisoplanatism that are of crucial importance inextended range ABL system design. Also included in this effort are the study ofdata fusion from wavefront sensors and pupil plane imagery and development ofrobust control designs for pointing. Collaborating with scientists and engineersat Georgia Tech, Trex Enterprises, and AFRL, we will use wave propagationsimulations data and data collected in tests at Lincoln Laboratory's ACLfacility to score the performance of these algorithms. Our partnership withTrex Enterprises, a leading developer of optical tracking hardware, will allowus to leverage the results obtained in this effort into hardware systems in amost efficient and cost-effective manner. Potential commercial applica"
Ship Dynamics/Ship Air Wake Interface,N00178-03-C-3026,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69699.00,"Sukra Helitek, Inc.",3146 Greenwood Road,,Ames,IA,50014-4504,Yes,No,No,R.S.Nappinnai,President,5152929646,nappi@Sukra-helitek.com,David Schaller,Engineer,5152929646,nappi@sukra-helitek.com,"""Shipboard landings of V/STOL aircraft have identified both unique dynamic interface issues and the need for an accurate simulation module for practicing shipboard operations. The unsteady, unpredictable air wake generated by large ships presents problemsto rotorcraft pilots because it can cause the vehicle to become unstable. A flight simulator for shipboard operations would be invaluable to rotorcraft pilots by providing a safe environment to experience ship air wake phenomena.It is proposed that the flow field for a ship and aircraft be solved using a coupled viscous computational fluid dynamics(CFD) flow solver for various wind speeds and directions. The matrix solutions, created by CFD solver, Rot3dc,will be stored in adatabase laying the foundation for a real time simulation module.In phase I, the ship's motion is limited to translation and yaw. During the Option period, a turbulance model will be added and the ship's motion will be extended to include pitch and roll.During Phase II, improvements to the simulation module and graphical user interface will be added. The simulation module develpoed under this initiative will find wide usage in the Navy rotorcraft organization and rotorcraft industry. This proposal offersa simulation tool that will lay the foundation for load and wake calculations of rotorcraft during shipboard operations.Sukra Helitek's flagship Rot3DC is used currently for several flight regimes including vortex r"
Coupled Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (VSTOL) Down Wash-Ground Effect and Ship Air Wake Turbulent Flow Simulation Model,N68335-02-C-3054,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,68934.00,"Sukra Helitek, Inc.",3146 Greenwood Road,,Ames,IA,50014-4504,Yes,No,No,R. S. Nappinnai,President,5152929646,nappi@sukra-helitek.com,Saeid Niazi,Aeronautical Engineer,5152928918,niazi@sukrahelitek.com,"""Shipboard landings of JSF, AV-8B and Bell-Boeing's V22 have identified unique dynamicinterface issues and the critical need for an accurate and efficient technique forsimulating wind-over-deck situations. In this research, a novel approach is proposedwherein the flowfield of the ship, its superstructure and the complete aircraft aresolved using a coupled viscous flow solver for various relative wind speeds anddirections. The engine of the innovation, RotUNS, is a comprehensive CFD tool formulti-body-rotor flow simulation. It consists of a cartesian, unstructured, viscous,unsteady solver for the flow and a momentum source representation for the rotors.RotUNS generates the cartesian unstructured grid efficiently from the geometrydefinition and will be suitable for dynamic adaption to the turbulent flow field.The entire computational domain will be solved simultaneously to yield theinteracting flow field and the loads on the body. The simulation tool developed under this initiative will find wide usage inthe Navy reserach organizations and rotorcraft industry. The proposal offers todevelop a tool that will lay the foundations for true coupled flow field andload calculation of a complete configuration such as JSF, AV-8B and V-22 in amulti-body interfering environment as would be on an aircraft carrier.Sukra Helitek's software, RotUNS, is currently used for shipboard simulationof V-22. The proposed research has resulted from the direct kn"
A Preliminary Design Tool for Shrouded-Fans,DAAH10-02-C-0040,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,119018.00,"Sukra Helitek, Inc.",3146 Greenwood Road,,Ames,IA,50014-4504,Yes,No,No,R. S. Nappinnai,President,5152929646,nappi@sukra-helitek.com,Saeid Niazi,Aeronautical Engineer,5152928918,niazi@sukrahelitek.com,"""Shrouded-fans are an integral part of the U.S. Army's transportation systems. TheRAH-66's fan-tail, Sikorsky's Cypher and Micro-Craft's UAV are testimonials to theirincreasing importance. Shrouded-fans are efficient, but aerodynamically very complex,particularly in non-axial flight conditions such as conversion modes. The viscouscharacteristics of the flow through the shrouded-fan play an imortant role in thethree dimensional moments and forces generated in non-axial flight conditons.This proposal offers to develop an efficient, robust and fast preliminary designtool capable of analyzing the performance and flowfield of shrouded-fans in axialand non-axial flight conditions.The principle parts of the tool are:1. A viscous solver for shroud conforming grids2. An efficient rotor model3. An integral body conforming grid generatorIn Phase I, viscous flow through a shrouded-fan in non-axial flight conditions,but with fixed shroud orientation, will be computed as proof-of-concept of anefficient design tool. In Phase II, continuous rotation of the shroud about itsown axis, such as in conversion modes from hover to forward flight, will beundertaken. The software developed under this initiative will find wide usage in the DODrotorcraft organizations, rotorcraft industry and NASA. This proposal offers acomputational tool that will lay the foundations for true transient wakecalculation of a shrouded-fan in axial and non-axial flight conditions.S"
Molecular Signatures of Biological Pathogens,DAAD19-02-C-0054,DOD,CBD,SBIR,2002,1,69412.00,SUN BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES,"1539 N. China Lake Blvd, Suite A",,Ridgecrest,CA,93555,Yes,Yes,No,Earl W. Ferguson,CEO,7603715088,EarlFerguson@msn.com,Guck Ooi,Chief Scientist,7604470681,EarlFerguson@msn.com,"""The early genomic responses of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to in vitro infection with specific microbial pathogens will be assessed by DNA microarray technology. Host gene expression ""signature"" to microbial pathogen exposure anddistinct host responses will be characterized. Detailed in vitro studies will permit forecasting/predicting expected early molecular markers of in vivo infection with biological warfare agents of high interest with regards to bioterrorism threats (Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] Category A biological agents). Phase I will evaluate differential immune response of PBMCs to Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, and Escherichia coli and will validate in vitro studies by evaluating in vivo immuneresponses to Bacillus anthracis vaccinations and Escherichia coli urinary tract infections. Investigation of other pathogens to generate a comprehensive database of human genomic response to various types of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria andviruses will be undertaken in Phase II in a larger group of subjects at multiple sampling times after infection. Our company goals and plans are to develop a biomedical sensor (or sensors), a field kit or other device for rapid detection of earlydifferential immune responses (lymphokines, cytokines, or other serum markers) to specific microbial pathogens. Understanding the human genomic response to specific infections and identification"
Extreme-Temperature Multi-Use Engine Oils,DAAE07-02-C-L008,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,730000.00,"SURFACES RESEARCH & APPLICATIONS, INCO",8330 Melrose Drive,,Lenexa,KS,66214-1630,Yes,No,No,Barbara Kinzig,President/CEO,9135411221,bkinzig@surfacesresearch.com,"Paul Sutor,",Director of Research,9135411221,psutor@surfacesresearch.com,"""Surfaces Research is developing multigrade (15W40) extreme-temperature engine oils that provide superior performance and single-fluid logistic advantages for the U.S.Army Future Combat System (FCS) engine.The FCS engine operates at significantly higher temperatures for longer times than previous low-heat-rejection (LHR) engines. The Surfaces Research lubricant will be the engine oil, cooling fluid, and transmission fluid in the FCS propulsion system.In Phase I, we made breakthrough developments of high-stability multigrade oils. We formulated them with our proprietary innovative additive packages. We demonstrated major enhancements in lubricant performance. In laboratory tests predicting LHR engineperformance, the new multigrade oils had four times greater life at 450┬┐F than the best LHR engine-tested oil, Surfaces Research single-weight SRL-40. The new 15W40 lubricants had better wear/friction than all commercial and experimental engine lubricants.Phase II objectives are to finalize lubricant formulations and conduct tests in U.S.Army FCS demonstrator engines: a Detroit-Diesel-Series-50 350HP four-cylinder, four-stroke engine; and a high-temperature, 750HP opposed-piston two-cycle engine.We will adjust lubricant formulations, based on engine test data, and optimize properties for cooling fluid and transmission fluid. This program will enable us to meet the important goal of a single multigrade propulsion system fluid for future Army"
INTEGRATED PROPELLANT FUEL CELL FOR ONBOARD POWER AS APPLIED TO KINETIC KILL VEHICLES,DASG60-02-P-0117,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69940.00,"Swift Enterprises, Ltd.","1291 CUMBERLAND AVENUE, B102",,WEST LAFAYETTE,IN,47906,Yes,No,No,Carolyn Kitty,Chief Financial Officer,3123609875,corka@juno.com,John J. Rusek,Research Directort,7654648336,john.rusek@swiftenterprises.net,"Feasibility of an integrated power and propulsion system for kinetic kill vehicles will be examined. This will involve numerical analysis as well as experimental testing. Common rocket fuels will be used in a fuel cell to test the viability of anintegrated fuel cell and rocket engine. Of particular interest to Swift Enterprises, Ltd. is the use of hydrogen peroxide. To test this, an aluminum hydrogen peroxide semi-fuel cell prototype will be constructed and tested. Other fuels and oxidizerswill be examined as possible candidates in the study. This innovation has potential to improve and power and propulsion systems on board missiles. The integration of these two systems allows for a more compact space that can be utilized for greaterpayload or fuel storage. In addition to military uses, the examination of novel fuel cell components may lead to more practical fuels for use in the automotive industry. Launch vehicles will also need more efficient power systems which can make use ofthe same fuel as is used to reach orbit. Other applications include advanced fuel cells for underwater vessels. Some of these are currently using aluminum and hydrogen peroxide."
Multifunctional Spacecraft Coatings via Nanostructuring of Materials in Controlled Porosity Medium,NAS1-02042,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,99210.00,"TAITECH, INC.",1430 Oak Court,Ste. 301,Beavercreek,OH,45430-1065,Yes,Yes,No,Robert L. Barclay,Business Official,9374311007,bbarclay@taitech.com,Elena A. Guliants,,9372554141,,"The goal of the proposed research is to develop an advanced technology for producing lightweight, robust multifunctional spacecraft coatings with both sensing and surface protection capabilities in a single technological process. This research addresses the critical need for innovative technologies that enable the nanoscale structure control in advanced materials for space applications. The state-of-the-art technologies to produce high-quality aerospace materials are predominantly based on top-down approaches and offer a very limited structure control when characteristic microstructure dimensions approach 100nm. This proposal seeks to explore a novel approach for the synthesis of advanced materials with the atomic-scale control over the size of periodic features on the sub-30 nm scale. The key innovative aspect of this research is the development of a technique for the confined growth of spatially separated nanostructures in a porous host template. This template, an array of cylindrical pores, will be fabricated via biologically inspired hierarchical self-assembly of organic surfactant molecules in the presence of inorganic charged species. Layers of nanostructured functional materials will be sequentially grown inside the pores to form a periodic sensor array on the bottom and nanostructured protective coatings on the top of the coating. The proposed technique is general and can be applied to various types of aerospace structures from nanoelectronics to selective frame reinforcement."
Elementary Motion Detection with Contrast Adaptation,F08630-02-C-0013,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,637770.00,Tanner Research Inc.,825 S. Myrtle Ave.,,Monrovia,CA,91016-3424,Yes,No,No,Kevin Dinniene,Controller,6267923000,kevin.dinniene@tanner.com,Patrick Shoemaker,Senior Scientist,6267923000,pat.shoemake@tanner.com,"Insects display remarkable capabilities for guidance and directed flight based on their visual sense. If duplicated in autonomous flying weapons, these capabilities could greatly enhance their effectiveness. We propose a continuing collaborative effortbetween an insect neurobiologist and VLSI technologist to develop motion processing theory and technology based on insect vision. This effort will apply new findings from insect neurobiology, including work accomplished in Phase I, to the correlationalmodel of the elementary motion detector (EMD), which appears to be the basis for all higher-level visual motion processing in the insect visual system. These new findings show that adaptation of contrast sensitivity plays a crucial role in extending thedynamic range of motion estimation and conferring `velocity constancy,' a response invariance with respect to non-motion-related parameters. New models have been proposed which incorporate adaptation in the EMD, and analog circuit approaches have beendeveloped for the required functions. In this work, we undertake modeling of the adaptive EMD in analog VLSI. We expect the product to be a motion-sensing front end suitable for use in higher-level motion processing, including computation of optical flowand visual detection of small moving targets."
Advanced Algorithms for Point Target Detection,F08630-02-C-0071,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,690713.00,Tanner Research Inc.,825 S. Myrtle Ave.,,Monrovia,CA,91016-3424,Yes,No,No,Kevin Dinniene,Controller,6267923000,kevin.dinniene@tanner.com,Thomas J. Bartolac,Senior Scientist,6267923000,tom.bartolac@tanner.com,"New developments in neuromorphic concepts permit massively parallel signal processing co-located with the cryogenic focal plane detector array. The Wave Process is a low-contrast moving point target detection algorithm that reduces the data rate todownstream sensor processing, while providing data with a high density of target information. It is efficiently implemented in compact analog VLSI circuits, resulting in small, low-power, low-cost sensors with improved mission performance.In Phase I we showed that the Wave Process can better detect low contrast targets when augmented with Sampled-Time Elementary Motion Detection for isolated noise removal, a positive-feedback gain feature that boosts the target signal, and a shape-findingfunction for pulling very dim targets out of the noise.In Phase II, Tanner Research will integrate these extensions, the Adaptive Speed feature (developed on a parallel AFRL/MN contract), and additional concepts (e.g., Optical Flow), into an Advanced Wave Process. We will demonstrate the improved missionperformance with high-fidelity simulations and validated imagery data sets representing scenarios relevant to AFRL. We will optionally apply these developments to the specific requirements of identified DoD missions and systems (e.g., UAV, cruise missiledetection, Air Superiority Missile, etc.)."
Mass Fabricated Technology Integration for use in Miniature Interceptor Applications,DASG6003P0056,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69890.00,Tanner Research Inc.,825 S. Myrtle Ave.,,Monrovia,CA,91016-3424,Yes,No,No,Kevin Dinniene,Controller,6267923000,kevin.dinniene@tanner.com,Thomas J. Bartolac,Senior Scientist,6267923000,tom.bartolac@tanner.com,"""Fully autonomous miniature interceptors, "
Mass Fabricated Tunable Optical Filtering for Micro Miniature Multi-Mode and Hyperspectral Sensors,DASG6003P0056,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69890.00,Tanner Research Inc.,825 S. Myrtle Ave.,,Monrovia,CA,91016-3424,Yes,No,No,Kevin Dinniene,Controller,6267923000,kevin.dinniene@tanner.com,Ravi Verma,Senior MEMS Scientist,6267923000,ravi.verma@tanner.com,"""Tunable MEMS-based optical filters, critical for use in multi-mode sensors, can be batch fabricated to develop hyperspectral compact lightweight optics for use in miniature kill vehicles. The MEMS-based tunable filter is an effective, low-cost approach toproviding compact lightweight optics with hyperspectral functionality, particularly for use with miniature interceptor concepts with projectile diameters of 25-to-100mm and even smaller. Integrating by design, the MEMS-based tunable optical filtering witha MEMS-based IR bolometer, during fabrication, reduces system size and cost. More importantly, it may provide significantly higher mission performance because more very small, low-cost interceptors can be employed against a threat missile system protectedby multiple countermeasures.Tanner Research proposes to dramatically reduce the cost to implement tunable optical filtering by using MEMS fabrication techniques adapted from the microelectronics industry. Tanner's MEMS-implementation will be based on the mature Fabry-Perot etalonfilter technology used extensively in network optical switching. Tunable optical filter fabrication, and FPA integration in MEMS, will be done in its entirety at Tanner Research, facilitated by multiple ongoing projects, including fabricating similartunable optical filters for NASA. Tanner Research will demonstrate batch fabrication of prototype tunable optical micro filters. In subsequent fabrication, Tanner"
Mass Fabricated Digital Array Micro Thrusters for Miniature Interceptor Divert and Attitude Control Systems (DACS),DASG60-02-P-0056,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69952.00,Tanner Research Inc.,825 S. Myrtle Ave.,,Monrovia,CA,91016-3424,Yes,No,No,Kevin Dinniene,Controller,6267923000,kevin.dinniene@tanner.com,Amish Desai,Senior Scientist,6267923000,amish.desai@tanner.com,"""New developments in MEMS-based fabrication concepts permit dense packaging of micro thrusters collocated with the microelectronics required to provide digital control. The MEMS-based DACS is a low-cost approach to providing digital micro propulsion thatgreatly reduces the DACS footprint and mass that miniature interceptors require. This will lead the way for much higher mission performance at less cost for multiple system applications like attitude control for MMKV/MKV, possibly for micro and smallsatellite stationkeeping, and certainly within the emerging family of medium caliber precision-guided autonomous munitions, like Light Fighter Lethality, which may be spin stabilized, and will require digitally-controlled annular DACS.Tanner Research proposes to dramatically reduce the cost to implement digital array micro thrusters by using MEMS fabrication techniques adapted from the microelectronics industry. Thruster fabrication will be done in its entirety at Tanner Research, andwill be facilitated by multiple ongoing projects to develop wafer-based micro cavities. The micro cavities, which are micro thrusters, are currently being tested and evaluated by TACOM-ARDEC for use as micro detonators and MEMS-based safe and arm devices;and, by OSD/WPAFB as a micro thermite device for anti tamper applications. In Phase I, Tanner Research will fabricate micro thrusters on 4-inch silicon wafers, with each wafer containing 200 micro thrusters. Th"
Biological Motion Processing for Low-Light-Level Multi-Spectral Sensors,N00014-02-M-0247,DOD,NAVY,STTR,2002,1,69967.00,Tanner Research Inc.,825 S. Myrtle Ave.,,Monrovia,CA,91016-3424,Yes,No,No,Kevin Dinniene,Controller,6267923000,kevin.dinniene@tanner.com,Patrick Shoemaker,Senior Scientist,6267923000,pat.shoemake@tanner.com,"Modern warfare is increasingly conducted during conditions of low/no visibility, often using small autonomous weapons platforms requiring miniature sensor systems for navigation and guidance. Flying insects provide excellent models from which guidance,navigation, and moving target detection/tracking principles can be derived and applied for military usage.Many animals have visual sensing and processing that operate under very weak ambient illumination. Nocturnal hawkmoths are capable of precise visually guided hovering and rapid flight under starlight conditions.Strategies for developing bio-vision for military use under low light conditions include temporal and spatial integration. The motion detectors of nocturnal species employ radically different temporal filters than diurnal insects, and elementary motiondetection (EMD) involves nonlinear processing, therefore, neural integration along with nonlinear EMD operations may yield a more nearly optimal approach to motion processing under low light levels.In Phase I, the academic partner will study and model motion processing in nocturnal hawkmoths, and the commercial partner will develop an approach to implement this enabling technology in analog VLSI, and (optionally) plan its integration with other keytechnologies (e.g., tunable MEMS etalons) into a multi-spectral sensor system. We will leverage our ongoing R&D on insect-based EMD and tunable MEMS etalons. Military/commercial applications currently exist for use in medium caliber autonomous munitions; and, in miniature UAV GN&C systems for near-ground flight. Similarly, compact multi-spectral sensors enable low-light moving target detection from miniatureautonomous platforms."
Injecting Reactive Materials into Targets in Conjunction with Shaped Charge Warheads,N68936-03-C-0018,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"TECH ENERGETICS, INC.",P.O. Box 394,,Datil,NM,87821,Yes,No,No,Linda L. Schilling,President/CEO,5057725663,lls@techenergetics.com,Tom J. Schilling,Vice President/COO,5057725663,tjs@techenergetics.com,"""Shaped charge warheads using reactive-metal liners have potential for increased lethality. Reactive-metal liners are limited by low ductility, material incompatibilities, and poor penetration. Current designs for explosively formed projectiles (EFPs)lack significant capability for behind armor effects. Tech Energetics, Inc. (TEI) will develop metallurgically bonded, multi-layered shaped charge and EFP liners. The collapse of shaped charge liners will produce jets of reactive metals, jacketed by highpenetrating jets; alternative designs will use a penetrating jet followed by a reactive material injection. Enhanced penetration EFPs will be designed with shear surfaces of reactive material, self-sharpening analogous to depleted uranium penetrators willbe possible. Heat from shearing will initiate behind armor effects. The Phase I effort will develop a list of candidates for the reactive constituent of the proposed liners. Concept designs for the liners will be developed together with manufacturingmethods. A prototype liner coupon and results of mechanical testing will be delivered. Feasibility of integration will be investigated; economic and performance benefits will be identified. The principal investigator previously developed techniques forexplosively cladding gun barrels and utilized this technology in designs for lightweight mortar tubes. TEI has the resources for conducting the proposed development effort. The DoD wil"
Wide Bandgap High Power Optically Triggered Switch,F33615-02-M-2250,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99884.00,"TECH EXPLORE, LLC","5273 College Corner Pike, Number 12",,Oxford,OH,45056-0105,Yes,Yes,No,Carson B.Roberts,CEO,4014195938,tech_explore@yahoo.com,Carson B. Roberts,CEO,4014195938,tech_explore@yahoo.com,"""Reliable optically activated, high gain semiconductor switches (PCSS) are being explored for multiple applications, including ground penetrating radar (GPR) and firing set switches. The ability of a PCSS to deliver fast risetime pulses suits them fortheir use in radars that rely on fast impulses. This type of direct time domain radar is uniquely suited for detecting buried items because it can operate at low frequency, high average power, and close to the ground, greatly increasing power on target.Utilizing wide band gap semiconductors such as SiC and GaN and its alloys, it is very likely that GaAs switch lifetime issues can be eliminated. Wide bandgap semiconductor switches can also handle much higher peak voltages and currents. This proposalseeks funding to exploit and develop switches based on nitrides and carbides. Of particular interest is AlN on SiC with a near lattice match and good interface quality. This combination is already being explored for MIS (Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor)devices in SiC. Similar approaches will be used for a lateral photoconductive switch. The proposed structure will benefit from the high thermal conductivity and robustness of SiC and AlN surface passivation, allowing large switching voltages. Using GaNfor ohmic contacts on AlN with uniform current flow will prevent filamentation and premature burn out. Immediate replacement parts for commercial applications include switches for pulsed lasers"
NBC Personnel Cooling Suit,USZA22-02-P-0023,DOD,SOCOM,SBIR,2002,1,99392.00,Technical Products Inc.,50 Pratts Junction Road,,Sterling,MA,01564-,Yes,No,No,Paul A. Chambers,VP Engineering,5083585123,pachambers@mediaone.net,Paul A. Chambers,VP Engineering,5083585123,pachambers@mediaone.net,"""The personal cooling system being proposed consists of vests and shorts connected to a temperature controlled fluid supply. The garments consist of a bladder system laminated onto a stretch cotton garment base. The bladder is fabricated as a flat laminatewith each channel containing a ribbon of closed cell foam. This construction results in a garment that is extremely efficient, providing the maximum possible contact area between the skin and the working fluid; are exceptionally resistant to pointpressure squeeze-off of flow; and are very comfortable to wear. The chilled working fluid is supplied from a reservoir and is automatically mixed with fluid returning from the garment to provide a working fluid to the garment at a constant temperatureover the life of the cooling source. These features represents a significant improvement over existing systems which have no temperature control but generally rely on a constant, powered flow of fluid at whatever temperature the chiller pack has reducedit to, and controlled by a flow valve to adjust the system performance. These other systems tend to supply uncomfortably cold fluid initially and then slowly heat-up as the chiller loses performance and drain the pump?s battery pack very quickly. Themarket for this personnel cooling technology extends far beyond either SOCOM or the TSWG applications. Any high heat load job, task or mission could benefit from the use of a personal cooling sys"
"Airborne Detection of Disturbed Soil Using Electro-Optic (EO), Hyperspectral, Infrared (IR), and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Sensors",N68336-03-C-0036,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOC., INC.",P.O. Box 15278,,Honolulu,HI,96830,Yes,No,No,Donna M. Winter,President,8059871972,dmwinter@tracam.com,Edwin M. Winter,Research Director,8059871972,edwinter@tracam.com,"""The proposed work will develop and demonstrate innovative sensor technology and algorithms for the detection of disturbed soil. This proposed effort will first investigate the remote sensing observables of soil disturbance as seen by electro-optical andinfrared sensors and SAR. Based upon this investigation, we will design innovative processing algorithms to detect areas of disturbed soils automatically. Over the past several years, there have been advances in the development of algorithms for thedetection of military objects of interest using hyperspectral sensors. We propose to use reflection band and thermal infrared data taken from hyperspectral measurement platforms to not only evaluate the potential of hyperspectral but also to determine ifbroadband sensors or multi-spectral sensors can accomplish the task. We also propose to use data acquired by SAR sensors at high spatial resolution and over multiple times to evaluate texture and moisture discriminants and the potential for changedetection. Tests will be conducted on image data collected from airborne platforms to optimize and validate the algorithms. An option task for planning the evaluation of combinations of sensors and algorithms using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)curves is proposed. Buried Land mines are a significant problem throughout the world. They are a barrier to the movement of troops as well as a significant interruption of the normal movement a"
The Development of TeraHertz Sources and Detectors for Sensing and Imaging Applications,DAAH0103CR040,DOD,DARPA,SBIR,2002,1,99000.00,"Technology & Medicine, Inc.",504 Ironwood Way,,Dresher,PA,19025,Yes,No,No,Kamelia Alavi,President,2155425666,kalavi@coe.drexel.edu,Kambiz Pourrezaei,Senior Scientist,2158160834,kambiz@Drexel.edu,"The team of Technology & Medicine, Inc. with the University of Delaware will design, fabricate and test commercial versions of THz sources and detectors using SiGe semiconductor technology that is compatible with Silicon Complementary Metal OxideSemiconductor (Si CMOS) circuitry. In this project the commercialization will focus on biological and medial products. We will demonstrate a source and detector proof-of-concept system that can be used for the imaging of biological and chemical systems.The involvement of small business will be to test approaches and techniques for using THz devices in commercial systems. Our plan is to create a new business for THz technology. Technology & Medicine will follow two tracks to commercialize THz technology.In the first track discrete THz source and detectors will be fabricated for the commercial market. Third party fabrication facilities will be used. In the second track imaging and sensing systems will be developed. In particular we will focus on biologicalimaging. Technology & Medicine will also look to form alliance with a major compatible manufacturing partner."
Underlying Cognitive Processes of Leadership Behavior & Development,DASW01-02-P-0749,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,1,98477.00,The Davis Nelson Company,810 Polk Street,,Port Townsend,WA,98368,Yes,No,No,Jada Prane,(POC) Proj.Mngr./Co-Invtgr.,5417261151,drprane@qwest.net,Phyllis Chiasson,Principal Investigator,5417261151,phyllis@davisnelson.com,"Not Available ""A serious problem in leader selection, training, and development is that certain tendencies (such as ego defense mechanisms and biased processing of self-related information) present significant barriers to accurate self-awareness hindering new learning,improvement, and effective decision-making. Seventeen years of field research indicate that barriers to accurate self-awareness have roots in non-verbal reasoning habits. This proposal delineates the research plan for evaluating the accuracy andeffectiveness of the Davis Non-verbal (DNV) assessment of reasoning habits and the context(s) for which each habit-pattern is most effective. Since reasoning habits are non-verbal, people rarely know how they arrive at a decision or judgment, making itdifficult to independently change or adapt these ingrained habits, even when desiring to do so. Self-insight about these habits rarely occurs without information gained from the application of our measurement instrument (DNV). This research plan aims toestablish the feasibility of applying the DNV tool (used 20+ years in business and education) to the domain of leadership development in the U.S. Army. This proposal aims to scientifically evaluate: 1) the reliability of the DNV; 2) its ability to assesshabitual reasoning styles; 3) its ability to predict leadership behavior beyond standard measures of intelligence and personality. Phase I will validate the DNV's ability to predict leadership behavior, and produce the necessary validation for commercialization of the DNV assessment tool. We anticipate wide commercial application of the Phase II end product in its use as a tool insituations where the outcome of implemented decisions have significant impact. For example, DNV assessment results can be (and have been) used for self-development, leader training, career planning, hiring decisions for executive positions, for reducingworker-injury, for increasing teacher effectiveness, and to facilitate problem-specific interventions for persons with developmental disabilities. The variety of applications of"
Regenerated Barrel Cam Engine for General Aviation Aircraft Propulsion,NAS3-02011,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,The ReJen Co.,"255 Rimrock Dr., Swall Meadows",,Bishop,CA,93514-0713,Yes,No,No,Jennie N. Ferrenberg,President,7603872637,rejen@telis.org,Allan Ferrenberg,Principal Investigator,7603872637,rejen@telis.org,"The regenerated barrel cam engine addresses the needs of the GAA engine subtopic by providing very large reductions in life cycle cost (40-50% fuel use reduction, reduced aircraft and engine size and weight, less maintenance & overhaul), substantial performance improvements (smaller, lighter, aircraft and more powerful engines, greater range), increased safety and reliability (diesel-like engine features, safer fuel, ease of operation), improved environmental compatibility (reduced noise and emissions, use of alternative fuels). Regeneration has been under development at Caterpillar, ReJen, and elsewhere, under NASA, Navy, and Caterpillar funding. The objective of this program is to combine two engine technologies: in-cylinder regeneration and the axial cylinder, barrel-cam engine design. The successful merging of these two, highly synergistic, technologies will result in a new type of engine with outstanding applicability to GAA propulsion. The barrel cam engine circumvents several of the more severe problems confronting regenerated engine development, and the regenerated cycle reduces the peak cylinder pressure loads on the barrel cams. Basic feasibility of the regenerated barrel cam engine appears promising based upon completed analyses and component tests. In Phase I, detailed design of a Technology Demonstrator version of this engine will be completed. This engine will be built and tested in Phase 2. Caterpillar will match Phase 1 and 2 NASA funding."
Prestressed Cryopipe for Rocket Engine Lines/Ducts,F29601-02-C-0202,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,THE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP,8030 Coventry,,Grosse Ile,MI,48138-1119,Yes,No,No,David Bettinger,Project Manager,7346758295,techpart@home.com,David Bettinger,Project Manager,7346758295,techpart@home.com,"""This research strikes at two barriers to using polymer matrix composites (PMC) for rocket lines and ducts, (1) delamination and (2) tension micro cracks. The objectives are to cut both launch weight and cost by half by replacing heavy, expensive alloypipe.Prestressed composite cryogenic piping (US Patent 6,325,108 issued 4Dec01) adds a layer of circumferential prestress to cured PMC pipe. Prestress induces a compression that eliminates the tension stresses that cause micro cracks and delamination. This wasfirst observed as a byproduct of cryogenic testing on BMDO00-013 Phase I in November of 2000 for Dynamic Polymer Composite (DPC) connectors.Most polymers exhibit increased stiffness at cryogenic temperatures. Stiffness limits the polymer's ability to distribute loads to the high-modulus fibers. For composites experiencing multiple thermal shocks, prestress is the key to structural integrityand longevity.Phase I will model, fabricate, cure, prestress and comparatively test cylindrical composite lines in a cryogenic environment. A foil liner system will be studied. Using aerospace qualified materials, Phase II will develop and test prototype rocket enginecryopipe in a cyclical, cryogenic environment. Design software will facilitate insertion for Phase III flight tests. Boeing will use this research for improving their rocket engine performance. A large composite pipe producer is a commercial partner for use in cryogenic process plants"
Development of Analytical and Production Protocols for Perennial Hibiscus Crops,2002-33610-12465,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"The Village Botanica, Inc.",14182 Cochran Road,,Waller,TX,77484,Yes,No,No,Richard C. Bost,"Vice-Presidnet and Treasurer, VBI",7135697796,rbost@ermsw.com,Georgia A. Bost,,7136821100,GBostx@aol.com,"The primary objective of this Phase-2 study is to screen, chemically identify and quantify vitamins, minerals, simple sugars, proteins, polysaccharides (including starches, cellulosics, lignins and fibers) and muccopolysaccharides from the harvestable components (senescent, dormant and active) of BOSTx PHHiberids & Selections in support of the development of a suite of new fiber (industrial and dietary), food, nutraceutical, and/or drug products which may result in FDA new food product and/or nutraceutical petitions. The technical objectives of our Phase-2 research and development effort include the following tasks: a. Document edibility and nutritional aspects of harvestable Hibiscus tissues and fruiting structures, including flowers, nectar sugars, green pods, mature seeds, young leaves, emergent canes, and roots tissues and muccopolysaccharides; b. Develop data to support FDA petitions for use of Hibiscus tissues in value-added food and beverage products developed from said harvestable tissues; c. Evaluate options for harvesting and processing methods and equipment, including harvestors, seed cleaning and processing equipment, irrigation (drip or flood) strategies and equipment, fresh produce processing and storage, and seed separation and processing for seed oils and seed meals; and d. Demonstrate uptake of nutritional dietary minerals and salts in a set of tub trials using a representative set of BOSTx PHHiberids & Selections in support of nutraceutical enhancement of edible tissues (this demonstration is part of our Follow-on Funding Agreement). Harvestable green organs available for potential annual production from this perennial crop include young green shoots, green cane outer fibers (which will include polysaccharide analyses), edible fresh flowers and green pods (an okra substitute), green seeds, and active roots. Harvestable mature organs available annually from this perennial crop include canes (cellulosic outer fibers, lignitic core, parenchyme center), mature seed pods and seeds, and dormant roots. The scope of this component of the project includes independent characterization of the above- and below-ground components of representative members of the genomes we are introducing as new food and fiber crops. VBI plans to market flavored gourmet vinegarettes, unflavored polished wines, and specialty flavored drinking alcohols, each in seven different color ranges: white, yellow, blush, pink, orange-red, purple-blue, and deep red. These edible liquids are used to extract Hibiscus pigments and muccopolysaccharids from the petals into the formulation vessel(s). Because the edible organic acids and ethanols used in VBI's formulations may extract the flavonoid glycosides from the flower tissue differently than does the methanol used in the laboratory analytical method for Hibiscus flowers, analysis of the formulations themselves (with and without flavorings) is necessary to fully characterize the formulas."
Development of Analytical and Production Protocols for Perennial Hibiscus Crops,2002-33610-12465,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,2,150000.00,"The Village Botanica, Inc.",14182 Cochran Road,,Waller,TX,77484,Yes,No,No,Richard C. Bost,"Vice-Presidnet and Treasurer, VBI",7135697796,rbost@ermsw.com,Georgia A. Bost,,7136821100,GBostx@aol.com,"The primary objective of this Phase-2 study is to screen, chemically identify and quantify vitamins, minerals, simple sugars, proteins, polysaccharides (including starches, cellulosics, lignins and fibers) and muccopolysaccharides from the harvestable components (senescent, dormant and active) of BOSTx PHHiberids & Selections in support of the development of a suite of new fiber (industrial and dietary), food, nutraceutical, and/or drug products which may result in FDA new food product and/or nutraceutical petitions. The technical objectives of our Phase-2 research and development effort include the following tasks: a. Document edibility and nutritional aspects of harvestable Hibiscus tissues and fruiting structures, including flowers, nectar sugars, green pods, mature seeds, young leaves, emergent canes, and roots tissues and muccopolysaccharides; b. Develop data to support FDA petitions for use of Hibiscus tissues in value-added food and beverage products developed from said harvestable tissues; c. Evaluate options for harvesting and processing methods and equipment, including harvestors, seed cleaning and processing equipment, irrigation (drip or flood) strategies and equipment, fresh produce processing and storage, and seed separation and processing for seed oils and seed meals; and d. Demonstrate uptake of nutritional dietary minerals and salts in a set of tub trials using a representative set of BOSTx PHHiberids & Selections in support of nutraceutical enhancement of edible tissues (this demonstration is part of our Follow-on Funding Agreement). Harvestable green organs available for potential annual production from this perennial crop include young green shoots, green cane outer fibers (which will include polysaccharide analyses), edible fresh flowers and green pods (an okra substitute), green seeds, and active roots. Harvestable mature organs available annually from this perennial crop include canes (cellulosic outer fibers, lignitic core, parenchyme center), mature seed pods and seeds, and dormant roots. The scope of this component of the project includes independent characterization of the above- and below-ground components of representative members of the genomes we are introducing as new food and fiber crops. VBI plans to market flavored gourmet vinegarettes, unflavored polished wines, and specialty flavored drinking alcohols, each in seven different color ranges: white, yellow, blush, pink, orange-red, purple-blue, and deep red. These edible liquids are used to extract Hibiscus pigments and muccopolysaccharids from the petals into the formulation vessel(s). Because the edible organic acids and ethanols used in VBI's formulations may extract the flavonoid glycosides from the flower tissue differently than does the methanol used in the laboratory analytical method for Hibiscus flowers, analysis of the formulations themselves (with and without flavorings) is necessary to fully characterize the formulas."
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Based Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) for Small Submarine Hunting in Shallow Water and Over-the-land Reconnaissance,N00014-02-C-0131,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,THORPE SEEOP,1201 S. Alma School Rd. #10850,,Mesa,AZ,85210,Yes,No,No,Douglas Thorpe,President,8003314657,,Richard O. Hansen,Chief Geophysicist,3039871114,,"The Principal Investigator has shown that it is feasible to fly aMagnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) system on a unmanned aerialvehicle (UAV) in tests already conducted. The present effort isdirected to the flight demonstration of a near real-timetransmission of a MAD sensor suite installed on a UAV to a groundcontrol station where the advanced signal processing will processand analyze the data resulting in a new real-time graphicaldisplay identifying possible target locations. The investigatorhas already explored a number of approaches to install a selectedcommercial off the shelf low cost MAD onto various UAVplatforms. A preliminary design has been completed to meet theperformance requirements suitable for both military andcommercial applications.BENEFITS: A MAD-equipped UAV with near real-time processing and display would be a significantintelligence and targeting tool for the Navy. Over-the-land reconnaissance would enabledetection of concealed armor in revetments, command bunkers, andC4Iburiedand concealedenemy assets. Improved Battle Damage Assessment capability. Technology spin-offs fromthis effort would have immediate application in thecommercialgeoprospectingexplorationindustry."
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Based Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) for Small Submarine Hunting in Shallow Water and Over-the-land Reconnaissance,N00014-02-C-0131,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,525000.00,THORPE SEEOP,1201 S. Alma School Rd. #10850,,Mesa,AZ,85210,Yes,No,No,Douglas Thorpe,President,8003314657,,Richard O. Hansen,Chief Geophysicist,3039871114,,"The Principal Investigator has shown that it is feasible to fly aMagnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) system on a unmanned aerialvehicle (UAV) in tests already conducted. The present effort isdirected to the flight demonstration of a near real-timetransmission of a MAD sensor suite installed on a UAV to a groundcontrol station where the advanced signal processing will processand analyze the data resulting in a new real-time graphicaldisplay identifying possible target locations. The investigatorhas already explored a number of approaches to install a selectedcommercial off the shelf low cost MAD onto various UAVplatforms. A preliminary design has been completed to meet theperformance requirements suitable for both military andcommercial applications.BENEFITS: A MAD-equipped UAV with near real-time processing and display would be a significantintelligence and targeting tool for the Navy. Over-the-land reconnaissance would enabledetection of concealed armor in revetments, command bunkers, andC4Iburiedand concealedenemy assets. Improved Battle Damage Assessment capability. Technology spin-offs fromthis effort would have immediate application in thecommercialgeoprospectingexplorationindustry."
ADVANCES IN SOCIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION METHODS,1R43MH064208-01A1,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,107000.00,3-C Institute for Social Development,1901 N Harrison Ave STE 200,,Cary,NC,27513,Yes,No,No,Melissa Derosier,,9193801255,3CPROGRAM@MINDSPRING.COM,Melissa E. Derosier,,9196770101,DEROSIER@3CISD.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by investigators): In the study of children's peer
relationships, decades of research have supported sociometric peer nomination
methods as a reliable and accurate means of identifying peer problems.
Problematic relationships with peers, particularly when chronic, can have a
tremendous impact on children's functioning and mental health. More accurate
identification of peer problems will enable schools to take proactive steps to
intervene before problems become chronic and intractable. Unfortunately, peer
nomination methods for data collection and data entry have traditionally been
cumbersome and labor and time intensive. Sociometric analyses have been
accomplished through highly complicated statistical programs. These
requirements create such barriers that only trained peer relationship
researchers have been able to utilize peer sociometric methodology. The goal of
this research is to create a product, SCAN, (training, software, and manuals)
that encompasses all the steps needed to complete a sociometric peer nomination
assessment through a simple, time-saving process. The use of this product will
be tested to examine its feasibility and utility as well as the technological
aspects of the software. Improvements to the product can then be made prior to
broad-scale marketing and distribution. This project will enable professionals
working with children around the country to access this valuable assessment
tool.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE"
PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL SKILLS INTERVENTIONS,1R43MH065718-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,140000.00,3-C Institute for Social Development,1901 N Harrison Ave STE 200,,Cary,NC,27513,Yes,No,No,Melissa Derosier,,9193801255,3CPROGRAM@MINDSPRING.COM,Melissa E. Derosier,,9196770101,DEROSIER@3CISD.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Problematic relationships with peers,
particularly when chronic, can have a tremendous impact on children's
functioning and mental health. Prevention and treatment research supports the
use of social skills group therapy for improving children's peer relationships,
social behavior, and emotional adjustment. However, focusing exclusively on the
child is not as effective as multi-component interventions targeting both the
child and home environment. Independently, parent training promotes positive
role models and support for social goals at home. The goal of this research is
to develop and test a parent-based intervention product, the Parent Guide to
S.S. GRIN (including professional manual, parent handouts, audio tapes, and
overview video), to parallel an established social skills group intervention
for children. The feasibility and utility of the Parent Guide will be tested
within a targeted market (school counselors, n=23) and with end users (parents,
n=90). Revisions will be made based on findings and funding will be sought to
scientifically evaluate the efficacy of the combined package (parent and child
products) versus either intervention alone. Broad-scale marketing and
distribution will then be sought through a partnership with a publishing firm.
This research will provide more effective and diverse intervention strategies
to professionals working to build children's social relationships.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
This research will support the creation and initial testing of the Parent Guide to S.S. GRIN
to be marketed to school and mental health professionals working with children in public
and private settings. These products will parallel an established social skills group,
intervention protocol and will be marketed as a combined package as well as separately.
Findings will demonstrate feasibility to continue R & D efforts, including a combined intervention
evaluation during Phase II, and will be used to obtain investment capital to support further
product development and marketing. Multiple commercial products will be developed,
including the professional manual, parent handouts, audio tapes, videos, and Spanish
translations of each."
Vegetable Transplants,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,99982.00,Tissue Grown Corporation,6500 Donlon Road,,Somis,CA,93066,Yes,No,No,,,,,Carolyn Sluis,,8056840906,tgc@ncal.net,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project proposes to develop grafted tomato transplants for greenhouse and field applications in the USA. Genetic-based sources of resistance to soil-borne pathogens and pests are currently being used as the rootstocks for grafted tomatoes in Southern Europe, Asia and Australia. In these countries, vegetable production is being impacted by the elimination of methyl bromide. Biological control strategies, such as grafting, will have increasing value in the USA as disease profiles and chemical pesticide regulations change. This research will demonstrate the production of high quality greenhouse bench grafts using rootstocks with disease resistance.
The commercial applications of this project are in the field of agriculture."
Predictive Tool for Inclusion Crack Initiation and Growth in Titanium Castings,F33615-02-M-5617,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"TITECH International, Inc.",4000 West Valley Boulevard,,Pomona,CA,91769-0306,Yes,Yes,No,Edward Chen,"Director, Manuf. & Tech.",9095957455,ti_castings@msn.com,Edward Chen,"Director, Manuf. & Tech.",9095957455,ti_castings@msn.com,"This study will examine the current understanding on hard alpha inclusion crack initiation and growth in titanium investment castings to determine the required information needed to predict their effects on component durability. Specific focus will bemade on the small crack growth regime for defects of various sizes and locations since it can encompass a majority of the fatigue life. This information will be used to develop an innovative predictive tool that complements current lifing models based onlong crack growth behavior. This study will also generate an accept/reject criteria that will assist in qualifying fracture-critical titanium castings (and improving the manufacturing process) by identifying the most critical inclusions that must befound/removed, thus providing airframe designers with the necessary confidence to expand the use of titanium castings. This project will develop an accept-reject criteria for qualifying fracture-critical titanium castings to allow their expanded use inairframe applications. It will also construct an innovative crack physics-based predictive tool for analyzing the effects of hard alpha inclusions on durability of titanium airframe castings. The tool will allow engineers to account for the potentialimpact of the inclusion failure mode to more confidently assess component durability. It can also be used to intelligently conduct in-service inspection schedules."
Affordable Titanium Foam for Aerospace Applications,DASG60-02-P-0091,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"TITECH International, Inc.",4000 West Valley Boulevard,,Pomona,CA,91769-0306,Yes,Yes,No,Edward Chen,Director-Mfg. & Tech.,9095957455,ti_castings@msn.com,Edward Chen,Director-Mfg. & Tech.,9095957455,ti_castings@msn.com,"""This proposal examines the feasibility of using an innovative vacuum-arc casting based technology to produce low cost, closed-cell titanium foam. A preheated mold system reduces the solidification rate of just poured titanium liquid while gas bubbles aregenerated and trapped in the increasingly viscous metal. The approach described herein uses a series of designed experiments to identify and optimize the most important process variables affecting the viability of the process and the quality of the foam.The results of the experiments will be measured by complete pore structural, metal microstructural and overall mechanical properties characterizations at the facilities of the proposing small business and collaborators. Analysis will allow rapidprogression towards a viable foam within the time and funding limitations of Phase I. Industry end user collaboration will be made to identify the most appropriate component(s) of a ballistic missile interceptor vehicle or interceptor vehicle supportsystem on which to demonstrate the foam as the core of a sandwich structure. Sandwich structures made with metal foam cores offer high specific strength, stiffness, energy absorption, vibration and noise damping, and low thermal conductivity compared tomonolithic or conventional metal structural materials. Titanium foam would offer additional benefits relative to currently available aluminum foams, since Ti enjoys an 80% strength-to-weight advantage"
SBIR Phase I: NbSi Intermetallics Castings for the Next Generation of Very High Temperature Applications,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"TITECH International, Inc.",4000 West Valley Boulevard,,Pomona,CA,91769-0306,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Edward Chen,,9095957455,ti_castings@msn.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will test the feasibility of a new production technology for affordable near-net shape components of a class of advanced refractory metal intermetallic composites. Niobium (Nb)-based intermetallics will permit a revolutionary increase in operating temperatures for many very high temperature applications. Phase I will employ an innovative reactive metal investment casting method to create a cost-effective and robust process for manufacturing complex shapes. Phase II would explore strategies for producing actual components.
Anticipated commercial applications are those at very high temperatures, such as turbine airfoils now made of single crystal nickel-based superalloys. Unprecedented levels of fuel efficiency and thrust-to-weight ratio are expected for future aircraft systems."
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY KIT FOR ALCOHOL PREVENTION,2R44AA012370-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,747280.00,"Toborg Associates, Inc.","Toborg Associates, Inc.","1129 20Th St Nw, Ste 108",Washington,DC,20036-0348,Yes,No,No,Mary Toborg,,2027760112,MTOBORG@TOBORG.NET,Mary A. Toborg,,2027760112,MTOBORG@TOBORG.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): This project will develop health
education materials for an Appalachian Community Kit for Alcohol Prevention.
Materials will reflect the unique culture of Appalachia. The Kit will contain
three components developmentally suited to the prevention needs of Appalachian
youth aged 11 - 13, 14 - 16, and 17 - 18. Appalachia is important: With one in
12 Americans living there, the region has a population equal to that of all
Latino Americans at the 1990 census. Though Appalachia has significant legal
and social impediments to alcohol use, alcohol abuse there is common.
Nevertheless, the region lacks culturally appropriate materials for alcohol
prevention. Relying on sound prevention science, the firm seeks to develop
materials that use the focal role of women in the Appalachian family as the
access point. Staff demonstrated the feasibility of this approach in Phase I.
Staff will conduct focus groups of members of the respective developmental
ranges to understand how mothers and youth react to alcohol prevention. Based
on findings, staff will develop materials for the components of the Kit. When
all components are completed, staff will test the firm's hypothesis about the
efficacy of the approach with a pre-test/post-test experiment. We then will
finalize the kit by the grant's end."
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY KIT FOR ALCOHOL PREVENTION,2R44AA012370-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Toborg Associates, Inc.","Toborg Associates, Inc.","1129 20Th St Nw, Ste 108",Washington,DC,20036-0348,Yes,No,No,Mary Toborg,,2027760112,MTOBORG@TOBORG.NET,Mary A. Toborg,,2027760112,MTOBORG@TOBORG.NET,"DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): This project will develop health
education materials for an Appalachian Community Kit for Alcohol Prevention.
Materials will reflect the unique culture of Appalachia. The Kit will contain
three components developmentally suited to the prevention needs of Appalachian
youth aged 11 - 13, 14 - 16, and 17 - 18. Appalachia is important: With one in
12 Americans living there, the region has a population equal to that of all
Latino Americans at the 1990 census. Though Appalachia has significant legal
and social impediments to alcohol use, alcohol abuse there is common.
Nevertheless, the region lacks culturally appropriate materials for alcohol
prevention. Relying on sound prevention science, the firm seeks to develop
materials that use the focal role of women in the Appalachian family as the
access point. Staff demonstrated the feasibility of this approach in Phase I.
Staff will conduct focus groups of members of the respective developmental
ranges to understand how mothers and youth react to alcohol prevention. Based
on findings, staff will develop materials for the components of the Kit. When
all components are completed, staff will test the firm's hypothesis about the
efficacy of the approach with a pre-test/post-test experiment. We then will
finalize the kit by the grant's end."
High-Temperature (HT) Coatings for Turbine Blades and Vanes,N68335-03-C-0046,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"Turbine Coatings, Inc.",453 Kinns Road,,Clifton Park,NY,12065,Yes,Yes,No,Maggie Zheng,President,5183480551,maggie.zheng@turbnco.com,Maggie Zheng,President,5183480551,maggie.zheng@turbnco.com,"""High temperature (HT) coatings are applied on hot-section components of gas turbines to prevent them from premature failure caused by oxidation, hot corrosion, and overheating. As the turbine firing temperature continually increases in the recent yearswith the introduction of more advanced turbine designs, the hot-section components in these turbines are running at increasingly high temperatures, and HT coatings applied on these hot-section components need provide better protection in order to meet thedesigned performance criteria. Phase I of this project will identify HT coating performance requirements and specifications for the F402 and T700 naval aircraft engines, define application techniques and characterize the coating system's composition, andselect one or more coatings for further development in Phase II. Phase II will conduct laboratory hot gas and cascade tests of selected coating systems, and Phase III will carry out the accelerated simulated mission endurance test to determine the coatingsystem performance in an integrated engine under realistic operational conditions. The optional portion of this project will also include selecting HT coatings for the advanced F414 and F119/F120 engines with higher turbine firing temperatures. HTcoatings with better protectiveness can reduce unscheduled and costly inspections, repair, and overhauls of gas turbine hot sections. The success of this project and the subsequent transi"
Development of Textured Buffer Layer on Metal Tapes for Oxide Superconductors,F49620-02-C-0106,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,2,499980.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,Francis F. Williams,Contracts Manager,9374266900,fwilliams@ues.com,Rabi S. Bhattacharya,Principal Research Scient,9374266900,rbhattacharya@ues.com,"High current carrying conductors for various commercial and military applications can be fabricated by using a coating of high-temperature superconductor such as Yttrium-Barium-Copper-Oxide (YBCO) on a suitable metallic tape. It has been shown, however,that YBCO films deposited directly on polycrystalline metal substrates exhibit poor superconducting properties at liquid nitrogen temperature. A textured buffer layer on metal substrates is needed for the growth of YBCO films with a high critical currentdensity. In Phase I, UES has demonstrated the feasibility of growing highly textured MgO films on polycrystalline substrates using inclined substrate deposition (ISD) technique. A multilayer architecture incorporating ISD MgO layer on metal substratesexhibited optimum properties of the overlaying YBCO films. In Phase II, UES proposes to further optimize the multilayer architecture and develop a pilot production process for coating long metal tapes. A reel-to-reel sputter deposition system at UES willbe equipped with an electron beam evaporation source for this scale-up. Argonne National Laboratory and State University of New York, Albany will provide support in YBCO depositions and characterizations of coated conductors."
Advanced Aluminum Materials for Rocket Turbopump Rotors,F04611-02-C-0014,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,740274.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,John J. Gruenwald,"Vice President, Finance",9374266900,jgruenwald@ues.com,Oleg Senkov,Senior Scientist,9372551320,oleg.senkov@wpafb.af.mil,"The objective of the Phase II program is to continue development of a super-high strength cast and wrought aluminum alloy for a liquid hydrogen turbopump impeller. In Phase I, significant improvement in strength of a 7050 aluminum alloy by modifications ofchemistry and thermomechanical/heat treatment processes was demonstrated. The modified alloy showed very high strength of 850 MPa and elongation of 8% at 77K. Even much higher strength of 1060 MPa was achieved after certain heat treatment, at elongation ofabout 1%. Phase II will pursue (a) optimization of the alloy composition, (b) development of industry-compatible thermomechanical and heat treatment processes for this alloy, and (c) sufficient characterization of sub-scale components to permit preliminarydesign of a real-scale turbopump impeller. Integral to this advanced development is a comprehensive understanding of the microstructure and physical metallurgy of the modified alloy in controlling the desired properties to direct further development andcommercialization. Mechanical property data on the major design driver properties will be determined, both at room and cryogenic temperatures. It is believed that the Phase II effort will bring the alloy to a commercially usable state, and a full-scalecomponent produced from this alloy in the following Phase III will perform as predicted and required."
Development of Ion Beam Techniques for Layer Splitting of Oxide Materials,DE-FG02-02ER83562,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,99982.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,Francis F. Williams,70277,9374266900,fwilliam@ues.com,Rabi S. Bhattacharya,,9374266900,rbhattacharya@ues.com,"70277 - and optoelectronics, and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) integration often requires placing thin layers of different materials on a substrate or self-supporting thin layer. This cannot always be achieved by standard thin film deposition processes such as sputtering or pulsed laser deposition because of limitations due to lattice mismatch, interdiffusion, and/or interfacial chemical reaction. This project will develop ion beam techniques for layer splitting and transfer onto a desired substrate for device applications. The mechanisms responsible for crack propagation and for the evolution of etch selectivity in radiation-damaged metal oxides will be elucidated. Two model ferroelectric systems, LiNbO3 and PbZn1/3Nb2/3O3 ┬┐ PbTiO3 (PZN-PT), will be used in Phase I. A Tandetron accelerator will be used for the ion implantations of various light ions at different doses and substrate temperatures. The mechanism responsible for layer separation will be elucidated by using infrared spectroscopy, cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy, optical microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Applications of the ion beam technique for layer splitting are anticipated in the fields of MEMS, micro- and optoelectronics, and lab-on-a-chip."
Development and Evaluation of Near Frictionless Carbon for Shipboard Applications,N00178-03-C-3031,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69986.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,"Francis F. Williams, Jr.",Contracts Manager,9374266900,fwilliams@ues.com,Rabi S. Bhattacharya,Div Mgr/Prin Scientist,9374266900,rbhattacharya@ues.com,"Near frictionless carbon (NFC) coating, a form of amorphous carbon that has a friction coefficient of less than 0.001 when measured in dry nitrogen, has been developed at the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). This coating has potentials for manyapplications including that of naval shipboard. Naval ships contain many systems such as pumps, fans, windlasses, winches, steering gear, reduction gears, door and hatch hinges, elevators and gun mounts, that have rotating and sliding wear surfaces.Currently used lubricants and coatings do not provide long lasting protection against wear and corrosion in marine environment. UES, Inc. and ANL have teamed up for the development of NFC coating using a large area filtered cathodic arc plasma techniqueand evaluate the coating for performance under simulated marine environment. Near frictionless carbon coating has potential in numerous commercial applications. Examples are: piston rings, gears and bearing components, cams and cam-roller followers, fuelinjectors, air conditioning compressors, etc."
Development of Corrosion/Erosion Resistant Coatings for Turbine Compression Systems,N00421-02-C-3036,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,69927.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,"Francis F. Williams, Jr.",Contracts Manager,9374266900,fwilliams@ues.com,Amarendra K. Rai,Senior Scientist,9374266900,arai@ues.com,"Erosion and corrosion of compressor blades and vanes have been critical degraders to the life of the gas turbine engine fleet for naval applications. Similar problems also exist for civilian aircraft engines. Protection of turbine compression systems hashistorically consisted of coating airfoil surfaces. New and advanced base material systems and advanced engine configurations are under development. Thus, new coating deposition techniques which can be applied without degrading advanced material systemsand engine configuration are required. UES, Inc. proposes to utilize a patented vacuum filtered arc based technology for coating application. The coating systems will be characterized in terms of their composition and corrosion/erosion performance.Based upon their performance ranking, coating(s) and coating process(s) will be identified for further development in Phase II. Successful completion of the project will provide demonstrated knowledge about the coatings and deposition technology for mitigating corrosion/erosion of advanced turbine compression systems of military as well as civilian aircraft. There is applicationpotential of coatings to a broad range of air, ship , automotive vehicles and in metal machining."
Low-Cost Manufacturing Processes for Large Aperture Membrane Mirrors,NAS8-02006,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599999.00,"United Applied Technologies, Inc.",11506 Gilleland Road,,Huntsville,AL,35803-0432,Yes,No,No,Rodney Bradford,Director,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,Rodney Bradford,Director,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,"Membrane mirrors constructed from materials that can withstand the space environment, have low thermal expansion, small mass, and compact stowage volume offer enabling technology for large space-based telescope systems. United Applied Technologies has demonstrated the feasibility and scaleability of the basic manufacturing processes for producing preformed deployable thin polyimide film mirrors using low-cost tooling for process refinement. Spherical polyimide film mirrors, 0.5- meter diameter with thicknesses ranging to less than 20 ┬┐m, have been produced that are self-supporting in one-G. These membrane mirrors passively maintain their preformed shape after deployment. The manufacture of large aperture preformed membrane mirrors with shape and smoothness control to within nanometers using the above approach requires both high-precision tooling with highly polished surfaces, and precise preforming process parameter control. The innovation to be evaluated in this effort is development and refinement of new membrane mirror preforming processes that produce highly accurate mirrors with tooling that is much lower in cost and is scaleable to large diameters. Alternate polyimide materials that produce membranes with higher surface smoothness and lower coefficients of thermal expansion will be evaluated using these new processes."
Low-Cost Manufacturing Processes for Large Aperture Membrane Mirrors,NAS8-02006,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"United Applied Technologies, Inc.",11506 Gilleland Road,,Huntsville,AL,35803-0432,Yes,No,No,Rodney Bradford,Director,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,Rodney Bradford,Director,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,"Membrane mirrors constructed from materials that can withstand the space environment, have low thermal expansion, small mass, and compact stowage volume offer enabling technology for large space-based telescope systems. United Applied Technologies has demonstrated the feasibility and scaleability of the basic manufacturing processes for producing preformed deployable thin polyimide film mirrors using low-cost tooling for process refinement. Spherical polyimide film mirrors, 0.5- meter diameter with thicknesses ranging to less than 20 ┬┐m, have been produced that are self-supporting in one-G. These membrane mirrors passively maintain their preformed shape after deployment. The manufacture of large aperture preformed membrane mirrors with shape and smoothness control to within nanometers using the above approach requires both high-precision tooling with highly polished surfaces, and precise preforming process parameter control. The innovation to be evaluated in this effort is development and refinement of new membrane mirror preforming processes that produce highly accurate mirrors with tooling that is much lower in cost and is scaleable to large diameters. Alternate polyimide materials that produce membranes with higher surface smoothness and lower coefficients of thermal expansion will be evaluated using these new processes."
Large Inflatable Self-Rigidizing Polymer Film Structures,NAS1-02106,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"United Applied Technologies, Inc.",11506 Gilleland Road,,Huntsville,AL,35803-0432,Yes,No,No,Rodney Bradford,Business Official,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,Rodney Bradford,Principal Investigator,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,"The primary objective of the Phase I work was to determine the feasibility of manufacturing inflatable preshaped polyimide film structures that have the inherent thermal stability and structural strength to meet requirements of large space systems without internal pressurization or other rigidization. The feasibility of the scalable, low-cost manufacturing technology was validated by structural component design, fabrication and testing. A sound technology basis was established for continued manufacturing process refinement and application. The Phase II effort will develop and demonstrate large ultra-lightweight, compactly stowable, self-rigidizing inflatable structures."
Thermophotovoltaic and Thermionic Power Systems with Film Concentrators,NAS8-02112,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"United Applied Technologies, Inc.",11506 Gilleland Road,,Huntsville,AL,35803-0432,Yes,No,No,Rodney Bradford,Business Official,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,Rodney Bradford,Principal Investigator,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,"The primary objective of Phase I was to determine the feasibility of demonstrating critical subsystems and components of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) and thermionic (TI) power systems that use thin-film solar concentrators. Based on design, performance, and technology readiness evaluations, key hardware elements were identified for both electrical, power generation approaches and a thin-film concentrator assembly that are viable for validation testing. The Phase II work will validate the performance of critical elements of solar TPV and TI power systems. These elements are: a preshaped thin-film primary concentrator with inflatable support structure; the TPV receiver-emitter with a band gap solar cell array; and the TI thermal receiver with integral cylindrical inverted converter and secondary concentrator."
Thermophotovoltaic and Thermionic Power Systems with Film Concentrators,NAS8-02112,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599957.00,"United Applied Technologies, Inc.",11506 Gilleland Road,,Huntsville,AL,35803-0432,Yes,No,No,Rodney Bradford,Business Official,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,Rodney Bradford,Principal Investigator,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,"The primary objective of Phase I was to determine the feasibility of demonstrating critical subsystems and components of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) and thermionic (TI) power systems that use thin-film solar concentrators. Based on design, performance, and technology readiness evaluations, key hardware elements were identified for both electrical, power generation approaches and a thin-film concentrator assembly that are viable for validation testing. The Phase II work will validate the performance of critical elements of solar TPV and TI power systems. These elements are: a preshaped thin-film primary concentrator with inflatable support structure; the TPV receiver-emitter with a band gap solar cell array; and the TI thermal receiver with integral cylindrical inverted converter and secondary concentrator."
Large Inflatable Self-Rigidizing Polymer Film Structures,NAS1-02106,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599983.00,"United Applied Technologies, Inc.",11506 Gilleland Road,,Huntsville,AL,35803-0432,Yes,No,No,Rodney Bradford,Business Official,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,Rodney Bradford,Principal Investigator,2566505120,uat1@bellsouth.net,"The primary objective of the Phase I work was to determine the feasibility of manufacturing inflatable preshaped polyimide film structures that have the inherent thermal stability and structural strength to meet requirements of large space systems without internal pressurization or other rigidization. The feasibility of the scalable, low-cost manufacturing technology was validated by structural component design, fabrication and testing. A sound technology basis was established for continued manufacturing process refinement and application. The Phase II effort will develop and demonstrate large ultra-lightweight, compactly stowable, self-rigidizing inflatable structures."
Thermionic Power Source Technology.,F33615-03-M-2320,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,59430.00,Uri,"3616 W. Thomas Road, Suite 1",,Phoenix,AZ,85019,Yes,No,No,Ursella Slusher,President,6023735519,slusheru@aol.com,Randall Kohuth,Dr. Developmental Enginee,6023735519,krkohuth@aol.com,"Development is proposed of a thermal storage unit (TSU) for thermionic power systems for space aircraft, ground and naval platforms. The TSU has extremely high thermal energy storage capability per uit volume which will enable or compliment future highperformance Stirling cycle thermal conveters or a multitude of other thermal systems. The high performance TSU is especially suited for storing thermal energy from solar collector systems, but may also find application with other heat sources in systemswhere very high intermittent peak power demands are required. The high performance TSU uses no expensive, rare, or strategically sensitive materials and can be made at low cost.The system may be repeatedly discharged and recharged with no limit to the number of cycles or the depth of the discharge. There is no known upper limit to the system size or power level. High power levels may be achieved by combination of modular units.There are multiple military, civil, and domestic applications where the proposed high performance solar energy thermal storage power unit might be used in place of electric storage batteies, fuel cells, capacitors, etc. Specific applications might alsoinclude high efficiency transportation power systems and storage for remote solar-based power systems."
Non-Hermetic Electronic Encapsulant Materials,DAAH01-02-C-R010,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,2002,2,728935.00,Utility Development Corporation,112 Naylon Avenue,,Livingston,NJ,07039-,Yes,No,No,Harry Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,Harry Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,"The main objective will be to optimize the non-hermetic encapsulants that were developed and tested in the Phase I program. The Phase II research will result in an increase of the thermal stability so that these encapsulants will be capable ofwithstanding temperatures at the 600?F level. Formulations, components concentrations, application and curing methods will be fine tuned. Among tests to be conducted will be moisture permeability, adhesion, thermal stability, thermal coefficientof expansion, thermal conductivity and physical properties. We will encapsulate a large number of electronic parts and our screening test results will be verified by our subcontractors and independent test laboratories. We will providematerials and process specifications for the innovative materials and process that will be developed during the proposed program. At the end of Phase II, UDC will provide a detailed report that will include all work performed, resultant data,specifications and a Phase III production plan."
Individual Plastic Component Water Sealing,F33615-02-M-5616,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99156.00,Utility Development Corporation,112 Naylon Avenue,,Livingston,NJ,07039-,Yes,No,No,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,"Our main objective will be to develop and evaluate material and process to prevent moisture absorption by plastic parts at the component level during storage prior to use in building next-level assembly, during storage as spares, storage of higher levelassemblies, and while in operational use. The new coatings/sealants will have excellent moisture barrier properties, improved fire retardance and controlled coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). Nanofillers will be used to improve permeation barrierand reduce the thermal expansion coefficient. Additives will be used to improve the adhesion and fire retardance. The developed coating/sealant will be tested by the coating of small parts by UDC. The results will be verified by an independenttest facility/subcontractor. At the end of Phase I, we will provide a report with results and conclusions, and a Phase II plan, schedule and cost estimate. This program will provide a new coating to prevent moisture absorption. The developed coating will improve the performance, lower the cost, and improve reliability of all electronic components used in Air Force systems. These coatings/sealants formicrocircuits are urgently needed throughout the commercial sector as well as in defense."
Tailored Adhesives for Damage Tolerant Joints,F33615-02-M-5613,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,1,99906.00,Utility Development Corporation,112 Naylon Avenue,,Livingston,NJ,07039-,Yes,No,No,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,"""Our main objective will be to develop and improve the integrity and reliability of aerospace- grade adhesives in bonded joints. This will increase ballistic survivability and allow reduction of fasteners with subsequent savings in cost and weight. UDCwill develop methods to align short fibers in a perpendicular direction on an adhesive layer. These aligned short fibers will provide superior strength joints when we develop methods for the reliable application and controlled orientation of thisreinforced adhesive layer for various joint configurations. UDC will prove the feasibility and potential advantages of the new reinforced adhesives and processing methods during this Phase I program. UDC will fabricate and test mechanical propertiesand demonstrate the concepts and fabrication of cost and weight efficient quality joints. The concept will be demonstrated by the fabrication and testing of small structural parts. At the end of Phase I, we will provide a report with results andconclusions, and a Phase II plan, schedule and cost estimate. This program will provide adhesives to improve the integrity and reliability of bonded joints. This will increase ballistic survivability and allow reduction of fasteners with subsequent savings in cost and weight. Adhesives are in widespread usethroughout the commercial sector as well as in defense. Examples are: automobile components, medical devices, electronic devices,"
Intermediate Temperature Carbon/Carbon Structures,F49620-02-C-0040,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,1,99666.00,Utility Development Corporation,112 Naylon Avenue,,Livingston,NJ,07039-,Yes,No,No,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,"""The main objective will be to develop and evaluate carbon/carbon (C/C) structures designed for long term applications at 700-1200┬┐F and with at least 2X improvement in compressive and tensile strength over current C/C composites in this temperature range.These C/C composites will provide a lightweight structural material suitable for many critical applications, including replacement of titanium components in applications in the 700 to 1200F temperature range. Polymer structures with high char yield anddesirable mechanical and physical properties will be investigated. We will also develop materials that provide thermo-oxidatively stable impregnants and coatings. Carbon-carbon composites will be fabricated and mechanical, physical and morphologicalproperties will be evaluated and demonstrated. During the Phase I program, UDC in collaboration with research partner will define potential materials and applications goals. This Phase I program will demonstrate the feasibility of UDC's innovativeformulations, processing and oxidation protection approaches for developing C/C structures with 700-1200┬┐F use capability. The Phase I program will demonstrate superior physical properties, oxidation, chemical and thermal stability and processability ofspecimens. At the end of Phase I, we will provide a report with results and conclusions, and a Phase II plan, schedule and cost estimate. The developed C/C composites will provide a lightweight structural material suitable for many critical applications,including replacement of titanium components in applications in the 700 to 1200F temperature range. Composite materials have already found widespread application in the commercial market. The high performance combined with hightemperature capability will lead to new applications in all markets, including aerospace, military or commercial. Lightweight high temperature structural materials for civil transport and engine components, exhaust washed structure, thermal management(environmental control and power systems), automoti"
Advanced Lightweight NBC Protective Clothing,USZA22-01-P-0035,DOD,SOCOM,SBIR,2002,1,99850.00,Utility Development Corporation,112 Naylon Avenue,,Livingston,NJ,07039-,Yes,No,No,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,Harry S. Katz,President,9739944334,udcliv@msn.com,"Our main objective will be to design, fabricate, and evaluate a lightweight semi-permeable or selectively permeable electrospun membrane, allowing ventilation of the wearer without exposure to outside chemical or biological hazards for NBC protectivesuits. These light weight semi permeable membranes will have the capability to provide time until agent break through after receiving an agent exposure. UDC will prove the feasibility and potential advantages of the new polymers forelectrospinning, crosslinking and lamination of electrospun membrane and a carrier fabric during this Phase I program. These laminates will be tested for breathability, bond strength and launderability. At the end of Phase I, we will provide a reportwith results and conclusions, and a Phase II plan, schedule and cost estimate.This program will provide lightweight semi-permeable or selectively permeable electrospun membrane laminates for NBC protective suits. Semi-permeable membrane materials are already widely used in commercial applications. Electrospun fiber technology isnot presently used in the commercial fabric industry, but offers great potential for integration of new materials into the fabric construction process, as well as potential medical and packaging applications."
SBIR/STTR Phase I: Software Tools for Authoring American Sign Language,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"Vcom3D, Inc.",11474 Corporate Blvd,Suite 140,Orlando,FL,32817-8385,Yes,No,No,,,,,Daniel Roush,,4077376820,dannyr@vcom3d.com,"This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will develop software tools allowing educators, interpreters, and linguists skilled in American Sign Language (ASL), but not skilled in computer 3-D animation, to create fully grammatical synthesized ASL to provide access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals to Internet web pages and CD-ROM based interactive media; and to create interactive courses for learning ASL. While this project will build upon Vcom3D's commercial SigningAvatar(TM) product, a signficant advance is proposed. The current SigningAvatar(TM)technology allows users to generate unique sentences in Signed English thus providing partial access to digital media. However, the absence of many elements of ASL grammar limits the use of SigningAvatar(TM) by the larger segment of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing population who require grammatical ASL for comprehension and for ASL courses.
This project addresses the numerous requests to provide fully grammatical ASL that Vcom3D has had from the Deaf community. The resulting ASL products will significantly reduce federal costs of public school education for Deaf children and will move toward improving universal access and equity of service goals, as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act; and Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act."
SingSync: Software Tools for Synchronizing Sign language access to digital multimedia,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,74980.00,"Vcom3D, Inc.",11474 Corporate Blvd,Suite 140,Orlando,FL,32817-8385,Yes,No,No,,,,,Daniel Roush,,4077377310,DannyR@vcom3d.com,N/A
Virtual Interviews Exercises for Workplace Success,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Vcom3D, Inc.",11474 Corporate Blvd,Suite 140,Orlando,FL,32817-8385,Yes,No,No,,,,,Daniel Roush,,4077377310,,N/A
Virtual Interviews Exercises for Workplace Success,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,2,150000.00,"Vcom3D, Inc.",11474 Corporate Blvd,Suite 140,Orlando,FL,32817-8385,Yes,No,No,,,,,Daniel Roush,,4077377310,,N/A
Emergency preparedness training software with universal access,,ED,ED,SBIR,2002,1,74830.00,"Vcom3D, Inc.",11474 Corporate Blvd,Suite 140,Orlando,FL,32817-8385,Yes,No,No,,,,,Amber Emery,,4077377310,AmberE@vcom3d.com,N/A
3D Components for Virtual Environments,N61139-02-C-01568,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"Vcom3D, Inc.",11474 Corporate Blvd,Suite 140,Orlando,FL,32817-8385,Yes,No,No,Carol Wideman,President and CEO,4077374695,carolw@vcom3d.com,Edward Sims,Chief Technology Officer,4077377309,eds@vcom3d.com,"For this Phase II SBIR project, we will create a full prototype of a SCORM-conformant Authoring Tool Suite that implements the Framework demonstrated as part of Phase I. This Authoring Tool Suite will integrate the Component Aggregation, Animation , andScripting elements into a unified, cohesive Graphical User Interface. We will create a SCORM-conformant course that shows reuse of 3D components and learning objects from other applications and courses. To promote reuse by the ADL, Web3D, and Modelingand Simulation communities, and to solicit evaluation of our 3D component framework, we will provide our component specifications, conversion tools, and X3D Simulation Engine for free download throughout the duration of this contract."
3D Components for Virtual Environments,N61139-02-C-01568,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,2,748949.00,"Vcom3D, Inc.",11474 Corporate Blvd,Suite 140,Orlando,FL,32817-8385,Yes,No,No,Carol Wideman,President and CEO,4077374695,carolw@vcom3d.com,Edward Sims,Chief Technology Officer,4077377309,eds@vcom3d.com,"For this Phase II SBIR project, we will create a full prototype of a SCORM-conformant Authoring Tool Suite that implements the Framework demonstrated as part of Phase I. This Authoring Tool Suite will integrate the Component Aggregation, Animation , andScripting elements into a unified, cohesive Graphical User Interface. We will create a SCORM-conformant course that shows reuse of 3D components and learning objects from other applications and courses. To promote reuse by the ADL, Web3D, and Modelingand Simulation communities, and to solicit evaluation of our 3D component framework, we will provide our component specifications, conversion tools, and X3D Simulation Engine for free download throughout the duration of this contract."
SIGNAL-BASED ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY,2R44AI048332-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,2787674.00,Vecna Technologies Inc.,6404 Ivy Lane,Suite 500,Greenbelt,MD,20770-1423,Yes,No,No,Daniel Theobald,,3018647253,THEO@VECNA.COM,Daniel A. Theobald,,3018647253,THEO@VECNA.COM,"Hospital infections and antimicrobial resistance are scourges of modern society, affecting several million Americans annually and wasting billions of dollars. Timely, accurate data analysis is critical to preventing the spread of infection and resistance. Preliminary results show that treating clinical microbiology data as signals and applying various analytical techniques to them has tremendous potential to improve the detection of outbreaks and shifts in resistance early on, while the possibility for effective intervention still exists. Building on these results, this research aims to fully characterize at least five years of historical microbiology data from three prominent hospitals. This will be used as training data to optimize early detection techniques through the use of genetic algorithms (GAs) using a Linux supercomputing cluster. Surveys will be conducted of the infection control personnel before and after a one year trial of an early prototype real-time monitoring system to determine the impact such a system has on their ability to prevent the spread of infectious disease. Success will be measured by the survey results as well as by the number of outbreaks detected in a timely manner. This research will extend the scientific understanding of GAs, infectious disease surveillance, and cluster detection."
SIGNAL-BASED ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY,2R44AI048332-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,Vecna Technologies Inc.,6404 Ivy Lane,Suite 500,Greenbelt,MD,20770-1423,Yes,No,No,Daniel Theobald,,3018647253,THEO@VECNA.COM,Daniel A. Theobald,,3018647253,THEO@VECNA.COM,"Hospital infections and antimicrobial resistance are scourges of modern society, affecting several million Americans annually and wasting billions of dollars. Timely, accurate data analysis is critical to preventing the spread of infection and resistance. Preliminary results show that treating clinical microbiology data as signals and applying various analytical techniques to them has tremendous potential to improve the detection of outbreaks and shifts in resistance early on, while the possibility for effective intervention still exists. Building on these results, this research aims to fully characterize at least five years of historical microbiology data from three prominent hospitals. This will be used as training data to optimize early detection techniques through the use of genetic algorithms (GAs) using a Linux supercomputing cluster. Surveys will be conducted of the infection control personnel before and after a one year trial of an early prototype real-time monitoring system to determine the impact such a system has on their ability to prevent the spread of infectious disease. Success will be measured by the survey results as well as by the number of outbreaks detected in a timely manner. This research will extend the scientific understanding of GAs, infectious disease surveillance, and cluster detection."
Automatic Test Equipment Commercial Off-The-Shelf Replacement for Obsolete Instruments,N68335-02-C-0012,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,740386.00,"VEKTREX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC.","10225 Barnes Canyon Road, Suite A213",,San Diego,CA,92121,Yes,No,No,Melissa Ford,CEO,8585588282,mford@vektrex.com,Jeff Hulett,Chief Technology Officer,8585588282,jhulett@vektrex.com,"""Test equipment obsolescence is a serious problem in NavyAutomated Test Equipment (ATE) systems today. In many systems theinstruments are now reaching end-of-life and are beginning tofail at increased rates. Often, critical components necessary torepair the original instruments are out of production, renderingthe instrument obsolete and unsupportable. These unsupportableinstruments result in a downed ATE system, impacting fleetreadiness. In Phase 1 research, an Obsolete InstrumentReplacement Technology was outlined that would enable standardCOTS instruments to effectively replace these obsoleteinstruments, restoring the ATE system to use. Vektrex proposes tobuild on the successful Phase 1 effort, by developing a firstarticle replacement for the RADCOM Signal Analyzer. In the courseof this development maintenance and support tools will bedeveloped that can be used to maintain the replacement SignalAnalyzer. These tools may also be used to develop additional COTS-based replacement instruments.This technology and the maintenance and support tools that willbe developed will greatly benefit the Navy in its efforts tomaintain aging ATE systems. With this technology, problem-proneNavy ATE systems can be upgraded without incurring thesignificant cost of modifying Test Program Sets (TPS), restoringthe ATE system to use.BENEFITS: This technology and the maintenance and support tools that will be developed will greatly benefit the Navy in its ef"
SBIR/STTR Phase I: A Versatile Continuous Adsorption and Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) System for Multi-component BiochemicalPurification,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"Versachrom, LLC","CHME Bldg, West Lafayette, IN 47907",,West Lafayette,IN,47907,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Nien-Hwa Wang,,7654944081,wangn@ecn.purdue.edu,"This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project proposes to develop an integrated software package for the design and optimization of novel Simulated Moving Bed processes for multi-component separation and purification. Innovative design methods, simulation software and equipment have been developed and tested at the laboratory-scale for a number of biological separations, including amino acids, sugars, a peptide drug, an antibiotic, an anticancer drug and an antiviral drug. Laboratory data show that the new technology can produce high purity (>99%) chemicals at high yield (>99%). When compared to conventional batch chromatography, this technology can increase product yield by 5% to 15%, increase throughput per bed volume and reduce solvent consumption by an order of magnitude. During this Phase I Project, new tools for parameter estimation and cost optimization will be developed and integrated with existing design and simulation tools. This will result in a user-friendly interface for the integrated package.
The commercial applications of this project are in the area of recovery and purification of pharmaceuticals and other biochemicals. The proposed technology is expected to impact purification costs in a major way, resulting in annual savings of several million dollars per product."
Advanced Membrane Technology for Biosolvents:,DE-FG02-01ER86137,DOE,DOE,STTR,2002,1,0.00,"Vertec Biosolvents, Inc.",1441 Branding Lane,Suite 100,Downers Grove,IL,60515,Yes,Yes,No,James E. Opre,,6309600600,vertecbio@aol.com,Rathin Datta,,6309600600,vertecbio@aol.com,"65049 Total solvent usage in the U.S. is 3.8 million tons per year, and due to toxicity and environmental needs, a large fraction needs to be replaced. Ethyl lactate and its blends with soy methyl ester have excellent solvating properties and, when price and other market penetration issues are considered, approximately 25% of the solvent usage can be addressed by these biosolvents. This project will use pervaporation membrane separations technology to develop a ┬┐direct┬┐ process for the large scale commercial production of ethyl lactate. The process would be very economical and would not produce salt wastes. In Phase I the technical feasibility of direct esterification was established by developing and testing new pervaporation membrane materials with high ammonia affinity and fluxes. Phase II will further develop the technology and get it ready for a commercial demonstration plant. Year one will be focused on obtaining and evaluating new membranes, modifying the pilot plant, conducting preliminary pilot tests, and working up preliminary economics. The final pilot plant process tests, economic update, and preliminary engineering design will be completed in Year 2."
Frequency Hopper/DSSS Detection,USZA22-03-P-0015,DOD,SOCOM,SBIR,2002,1,77255.00,"Vertex Engineering, Inc.",PO Box 815,,Brooksville,FL,35605,Yes,No,No,Kathryn Thompson,President,3527969272,vertex.eng@mindspring.com,Truman Prevatt,Vice President of Technol,3526501867,vertex.eng@mindspring.com,"Currently SOF tactical users lack a software package that permit them to monitor spread spectrum signals. In this effort Vertex will reserach all current variants of Frequency Hopper Spread Spectrum and Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum used worldwide anddesign algorithms that will detect and identify these systems. Further will Vertex as a goal of the effort Vertex will design algorithms to demodulate these signals.Vertex will further design detailed algorithms for the exploitation of one particular variant. Vertex will also determine the technology requirements to implement a system in the JTWS to exploit these signals. This effort - when carried through Phase III- will result in a commerical software package that will operate ""plug-and-play"" in the JTWS to exploit these signals. It will also result in a spin off for software packages that can be used in the exploitation of wideband signals in general. There isclearly commerical applications to the military. There is also applications to non military users such as law enforcement."
Optimal Design of Wide-Spectrum Active Vibration Control Systems,F29601-02-C-0019,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,1108550.00,ESI US R&D,"202 North Curry Street, Suite 100",,Carson City,NV,89703-0412,Yes,No,No,Jane Trenaman,VP Operations,8583500057,janet@vasci.com,Paul Bremner,President & Principal Inv,8583500057,pbremner@vasci.com,"This research will establish the feasibility of new control system optimization techniques to address complex vibration control problems within the constraints of limited cost, volume, and weight. Several methods are being investigated and developed topredict the phase of response in a reverberant multiple degree of freedom (MDOF) system, with particular application to on-orbit space structures. The successful concept will allow for the predicted amplitude and phase versus frequency distribution to beused in conjunction with conventional control analysis to develop a more accurate statistical prediction of the control performance. Furthermore, statistical confidence bonds on the influence of causality need to be developed; once these methods have beendeveloped, they should be applied to the problem of control system design of a large, space structure such as ASTREX."
Advanced Composite Acoustic Blanket Development,F29601-02-C-0213,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,869330.00,ESI US R&D,"202 North Curry Street, Suite 100",,Carson City,NV,89703-0412,Yes,No,No,Paul Bremner,President,8583500057,pbremner@vasci.com,Bart L. Burkewitz,Senior Acoustic Scientist,2482030642,bart@vasci.com,"The Phase II effort will develop and test an optimized fairing blanket treatment based on heterogeneous material design for improved low-frequency performance and improved weight and/or volume to acoustic performance ratios than current, conventionalblankets. The material modeling code validated in Phase I will be refined and an optimization procedure developed. The optimization procedure will integrate the material design model with fairing vibro-acoustic behavior to determine optimized,heterogeneous blanket designs and configuration. Testing of the prototype design will be conducted on a realistic fairing structure under high-intensity acoustic loading in a semi-infinite free-field."
EDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON DRIVING COMPETENCE,1R43AG021425-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,93450.00,"VISUAL AWARENESS, INC.",SOUTHBRIDGE CENTER,2100 SOUTHBRIDGE PARKWAY,BIRMINGHAM,AL,35209-1302,Yes,No,No,Kristina Berg,,7732480883,KBERG@UFOV.COM,Philip A. Keirn,,9416395923,PHILKEIRN@AOL.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many older adults experience declines in sensory and cognitive function that can result in increased difficulty with everyday activities. One everyday activity, which is crucial to maintaining independence, is driving. Mobility is critical for maintaining social contacts and a satisfying quality of life, and mobility loss frequently results in the need for formal care. Therefore, effective methods for extending safe mobility could have far-reaching consequences. The focus of the proposed research is to evaluate the feasibility of an intervention program designed to educate health care providers about the functional abilities older drivers need to maintain their driving competence. The intervention would also educate them about remedial programs to potentially boost the driving skills of their older patients. The Phase I application aims to convene a Steering Committee to finalize the content of such a program, to evaluate the feasibility of meeting the needs of health care providers in this area, and to pilot test a brief screening program for use in health care settings. This program would provide a low cost and convenient means for disseminating information on older drivers to the health care community, and would potentially benefit older individuals experiencing functional declines.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
This product would ultimately be made available to all health care providers who may need to assess older adults for driving competency."
Server-Based Computer Application to Improve and Strengthen the Communication and Exposure of Rural Educational Facilities,2002-33610-11868,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,51168.00,"Web-Galleries, Inc.",P. O. Box 45476,,Rio Rancho,NM,87174,Yes,Yes,No,Walter Marin,Director-Owner,5058918878,Walter@Web-Galleries.com,Eliya Marin,,5058918878,eliya@Web-Galleries.com,"The proposed Web-based informational database for rural educational facilities will enhance economic opportunity and quality of life for the educational facility and for the community. The primary object of the proposed Web-based informational database is to improve and strengthen the communication and exposure of rural educational facilities. We intend to develop the most efficient means of conveying information within the school and to the general public at the greatest ease to both the viewer and the information manager(s). It is our intention to create an online community environment where the information viewed may be managed and updated by anyone in the community with access. The online environment would be a server-based application as opposed to the client-based application. Web development companies do not need to be involved in the daily maintenance and operation of the proposed system. The communities may create and manage their own information, updating the online environment as desired with no programming or computer knowledge necessary."
Handheld Sensing Device for Pathogenic Detection,NAS8-01165,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"WELD STAR TECHNOLOGY, INC.",610 Jennifer Drive,,Auburn,AL,36830,Yes,No,No,Teresa Chin,Business Manager,3348873985,teresachin@mindspring.com,Howard Wikle,Principal Investigator,3348873985,weldstar@mindspring.com,"Existing technologies of biological sensing and radio frequency communications developed at Weld Star Technology will be applied to improve the safety of human habitation in space. The innovative sensors for pathogenic biological species possess high sensitivity, selectivity and short response time. This technology is based on the acoustic wave sensor approach and its feasibility has already been demonstrated. The ability to use this technology to monitor the environmental conditions of the cabin water and air with high precision would greatly enhance the safety of astronauts. Phase I of the proposed SBIR project will demonstrate the feasibility of integrating the available sensor with a portable battery powered data acquisition/analysis unit to form a handheld device to determine the concentration of a specific pathogen in recycled water/air. Emphasis will be to design the circuitry, software and power system that will enable a pass/fail decision. Phase II will be devoted to the development of a multi-sensor unit and a RF communication system that will permit remote communication between the handheld unit and a base station. This project will use the conditions aboard the ISS as a model, but is applicable to all space habitats where long term safety of the crew is important."
Passive Sensor for the Detection of Hydrazine Leaks in Missile Canisters,DASG60-02-P-0166,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,70000.00,"WELD STAR TECHNOLOGY, INC.",610 Jennifer Drive,,Auburn,AL,36830,Yes,No,No,Teresa Chin,Business Manager,3348873985,teresachin@mindspring.com,Clyde Wikle,Principal Engineer,3348873985,cwikle@mindspring.com,"Hydrazine is a widely used missile propellant that is highly toxic to humans in low exposures. The maximum exposure limit is 10ppb over an 8 hour time period. To insure the readiness of BMDO missiles and the safety of personnel during missile transportand storage, it is desired to monitor the interior of missile storage canisters for hydrazine leakage. Commercially available hydrazine sensors are either to bulky, draw excessive continuous current or have inadequate operational life to meet expectedlife cycle times of BMDO missiles. The objective of this proposal is to develop a conductive polymer based, passive MEMs sensor that does not draw continuous power, lasts five years, is small in size, and has a hydrazine sensitivity of a few ppb.Hydrazine and its methyl derivatives are used extensively in rocket propulsion (NASA and DOD) and commercially in the electric power industry as an oxygen scavenging anticorrosive agent. Hydrazine is also used in the synthesis of drugs, fertilizers andpolymers. A detector with ppb detection levels would greatly improve the safety of workers from accidental hydrazine leaks."
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF LIFESKILL WORKSHOP ON BLOOD PRESSURE,4R44HL067584-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"WILLIAMS LIFESKILLS, INC.","WILLIAMS LIFESKILLS, INC.","2020 W MAIN ST, STE 100",DURHAM,NC,27705,Yes,No,No,Virginia Williams,,9192864566,VIRGINIA@WILLIAMSLIFESKILLS.COM,Lynn Clemow,,2126595605,LCLEMOW@AOL.COM,"Large corporations are increasingly looking to purchase behavioral interventions for employee wellness programs; however, although many interventions have been demonstrated to cost-effectively improve health outcomes, few commercially viable products are available. Hostility and anger expression style have been demonstrated as risk factors for hypertension, itself a risk factor for CHD. Recent research suggests that anger management training reduces blood pressure, and leads to improvement in psychosocial risk factors, e.g., depression. The Williams LifeSkills workshop, based on the book ""Anger Kills"", and its successor, ""Lifeskills"", has shown in pilot studies to improve psychosocial risk factors, and is currently marketed in a limited manner to corporations and government agencies. The marketability of this product, however, would be far greater if supported by extended research demonstrating its effects on blood pressure reduction, as well as showing, in a corporate setting, decreased hostility and depressive symptoms, as well as strong cost-effectiveness, compared with standard care procedures recommended by JNC-VI guidelines. We propose a randomized controlled trial test of the Williams LifeSkills workshop in a hospital setting. We hypothesize that employees who undertake the LifeSkills workshop will show improved blood pressure, psychosocial risk factors, and decreased costs associated with treatment. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Psychosocial risk factors have been strongly related to many health problems, notably CVD. Research has shown that behavioral interventions have great promise to ameliorate the distress, the health- damaging effects and the costs associated with these risk factors; but few such programs have been implemented in a large-scale way. Corporations are increasingly interested in providing such services, but they have had difficulties in knowing which programs are most effective. Until these programs are developed as commercially viable products, dissemination of these programs will be hindered. In sum; these findings make a strong case that the development of a protocol- driven behavioral intervention package that can be delivered in a wide range of corporate settings presents a remarkable commercial opportunity."
CONTROLLED TRIAL OF LIFESKILL WORKSHOP ON BLOOD PRESSURE,4R44HL067584-02,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,2,1017282.00,"WILLIAMS LIFESKILLS, INC.","WILLIAMS LIFESKILLS, INC.","2020 W MAIN ST, STE 100",DURHAM,NC,27705,Yes,No,No,Virginia Williams,,9192864566,VIRGINIA@WILLIAMSLIFESKILLS.COM,Lynn Clemow,,2126595605,LCLEMOW@AOL.COM,"Large corporations are increasingly looking to purchase behavioral interventions for employee wellness programs; however, although many interventions have been demonstrated to cost-effectively improve health outcomes, few commercially viable products are available. Hostility and anger expression style have been demonstrated as risk factors for hypertension, itself a risk factor for CHD. Recent research suggests that anger management training reduces blood pressure, and leads to improvement in psychosocial risk factors, e.g., depression. The Williams LifeSkills workshop, based on the book ""Anger Kills"", and its successor, ""Lifeskills"", has shown in pilot studies to improve psychosocial risk factors, and is currently marketed in a limited manner to corporations and government agencies. The marketability of this product, however, would be far greater if supported by extended research demonstrating its effects on blood pressure reduction, as well as showing, in a corporate setting, decreased hostility and depressive symptoms, as well as strong cost-effectiveness, compared with standard care procedures recommended by JNC-VI guidelines. We propose a randomized controlled trial test of the Williams LifeSkills workshop in a hospital setting. We hypothesize that employees who undertake the LifeSkills workshop will show improved blood pressure, psychosocial risk factors, and decreased costs associated with treatment. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Psychosocial risk factors have been strongly related to many health problems, notably CVD. Research has shown that behavioral interventions have great promise to ameliorate the distress, the health- damaging effects and the costs associated with these risk factors; but few such programs have been implemented in a large-scale way. Corporations are increasingly interested in providing such services, but they have had difficulties in knowing which programs are most effective. Until these programs are developed as commercially viable products, dissemination of these programs will be hindered. In sum; these findings make a strong case that the development of a protocol- driven behavioral intervention package that can be delivered in a wide range of corporate settings presents a remarkable commercial opportunity."
Long Term Cryogenic Fluid Storage,F29601-02-C-0001,DOD,USAF,SBIR,2002,2,1520560.00,WILSON COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES,1004 River Rock Drive,Suite 240,Folsom,CA,95630,Yes,No,No,Brian A. Wilson,Executive Vice President,9169894812,brian_wilson@wilsoncomposites.com,Doug Hender,Principal Investigator,9169894812,doug_hender@wilsoncomposites.com,"This program is a continuation of the technical progress of the Phase I SBIR program into a two-year Phase II program. A complete materials evaluation program will be conducted as a follow-up to the detailed thermal analysis conducted in the Phase Iprogram and the design concepts resulting from the Phase I program. The materials development program will cover the use of linerless composite technology for the liquid hydrogen tank and the use of multi-layer gold foil insulation (MLI) and thedevelopment of a suitable thermal protection and conductive foam. The application process for the foam will also be developed. Selection of the final design concept for the long-term storage tank will be performed and test cylinders for evaluation of the concept will be designed and fabricated. Following tests of these cylinders with liquid hydrogen, the design conceptpresented to the Air Force in the form of a design review. The design review will provide necessary changes and improvements to the final tank design and design revisions will be made. The final task under this program will be to fabricate the long-termstorage tank and provide this to the Air Force for their evaluation and potential test."
Composite Boss System Concepts,F29601-02-C-0205,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,63624.00,WILSON COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES,1004 River Rock Drive,Suite 240,Folsom,CA,95630,Yes,No,No,Brian Wilson,Executive Vice President,9169894812,brian_wilson@wilsoncomposites.com,Dave Whitehead,Principal Investigator,9169894812,rangrdave@aol.com,"""This program covers replacement of metallic boss and attachment rings with an all-composite version to eliminate a major weight component of solid rocket motors. These components are for attachment of solid rocket motor igniters and nozzle systems. Theseboss systems are critical and complex attachment components that support primary loading in the solid rocket system. This study program will review the design aspects for composite boss attachment systems and various methods of incorporating the bossrings into the solid rocket motor case dome structure. Three different attachments and incorporation methods are reviewed as applicable to intercept solid rocket motor designs. Material selection and properties will be considered to ensure compatibilitywith existing solid rocket motor case designs for intercept vehicles. A range of manufacturing methods will be examined and discussed and recommendations will be made for incorporation into a demonstration program in Phase II. The composite solid rocketmotors are normally filament wound construction and consequently the manufacturing methods considered may form a hybrid construction with filament winding. Test methods will be considered for verification of the selected design and manufacturing methodand for potential testing in the Phase II program. Two major benefits will accrue to the government from performance of this program. One is the significant reduction in weight of solid r"
Microcrack Investigation and Mitigation for Cryogenic Systems,F29601-02-C-0192,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,64120.00,WILSON COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES,1004 River Rock Drive,Suite 240,Folsom,CA,95630,Yes,No,No,Brian Wilson,ExecutiveVice President,9169894812,brian_wilson@wilsoncomposites.com,Charles Griffin,Principal Investigator,9169894812,cgriffin@sbcglobal.net,"""This program explores the entire concept of microcracking of composite materials with liquid hydrogen and liquid helium where the differential from room temperature is 500┬┐ or more. The program reviews microcracking on an empirical basis using resinsystems with and without fiber content. The concept of using chopped and continuous random fiber mat for preventing the penetration of microcracks through a composite material is explored using a comprehensive test program. Testing of material systems isperformed at Kirtland Air Force Base using flat panels with six-inch diameter specimens exposed to cryogenic fluid on one side with a leakage detection sensor down stream from the panel. The worst condition is a non-toughened thermoset set resin with nofiber content, which cracks rapidly and the cracks should move through the specimen with leakage recorded. This is used as the baseline test system for comparison with other resin systems. Test specimens are designed with variations in thickness andfiber content to provide a full range of empirical data. Detailed test procedures are provided. Following test, the composite specimen is mounted as a metallurgical test specimen and polished to provide measurement of microcrack and penetration. Theprincipal benefit to the government from this program will be a full, detailed exploration of the concept of microcracking when materials are exposed to a 500┬┐F temperature differential in the c"
Composite Compatibility with ABL Systems,F69601-02-C-0272,DOD,MDA,STTR,2002,1,69978.00,WILSON COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES,1004 River Rock Drive,Suite 240,Folsom,CA,95630,Yes,No,No,Brian Wilson,Vice President,9169894812,brian_wilson@wilsoncomposites.com,Ron Mitchell,Principal Investigator,9169894812,ron_mitchell@wilsomposites.com,"The proposed statement of work under this SBIR effort for the Airborne Laser Program is intended to provide a significant weight saving for the storage and dispensing tanks on the airborne system. The program will utilize linerless composite technology asdeveloped by Wilson Composite Technologies (WCT) for cryogenic storage and dispensing systems. In addition to the elimination of metallic liners and substitution of composite materials for all-metallic tankage, this program will integrate data from theongoing Composite Boss SBIR Design Contract under MDA sponsorship and will have the intent of coming up with a totally composite tank and pressure vessel technology for implementation in the ABL program. The tasks under this Phase I study will involvesimplified screening tests to review the available materials from the liquid oxygen compatibility contract and will use these minimal screening tests to down select those materials to two or three candidates, which will cover the entire spectrum ofcompatibility with the ABL fluids. Coupling of the selected materials with linerless design concepts and composite boss usage will result in attainment of the goal of this program, which is major weight reduction for the ABL system. Benefits to theGovernment will involve the significant weight savings attributed to substitution of composite material storage containers and pressure vessels for use in storage and dispensing of airborne laser fluids and also the ground support delivery of these fluidsto the airborne system. Pressure vessel designs and materials selections will be used in the additional ABL systems, which are planned for fabrication and implementation in a potential Phase II program. Commercialization of this technology will involvethe commercial handling and provision of the airborne laser fluids to selected ABL operational sites."
Innovative Manufacturing Processes,F29601-03-C-0031,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69898.00,"WIZDOM SYSTEMS, INC.",1300 Iroquois Avenue,Suite 140,Naperville,IL,60563-0563,Yes,No,No,Dennis Wisnosky,CEO,6303573000,dwiz@wizdom.com,Dennis Wisnosky,CEO,6303573000,dwiz@wizdom.com,"""""Rockwell Scientific fully endorses Wizdom's proposal submitted to the Missile Defense Agency, in response to the proposal titled Innovative Manufacturing Processes/Yield enhancement of MBE HgCdTe FPA Production.Rockwell Scientific is seeking innovative process improvements that can meet our needs including, where appropriate, a process technology roadmap for implementing promising approaches for near term insertion into the overall production of Focal PlaneArrays (FPA). This will entail the development of a methodology, or series of methods, necessary and sufficient to radically improve the yield of existing FPAs by enabling the online assessment of the overall FPA production process and specifically whichvariables predominate in affecting FPA production yield at RSC.This proposed effort will serve as the basis for:1) Identifying key variables which affect the producibility of FPAs,2) Enabling a day-to-day operations model which will used to monitor changes to the production processes which an acceptable yield. The effort will determine the need, the feasibility, and expected outcomes. It will serve as an approach to improvingproduction capabilities, improve product quality and reliability with minimal impact to the production operation in terms of time and cost of transitioning prototypes into production."" Wizdom's results from this SBIR could make this critical knowledge available to intelligent applications across the enterpri"
Innovative Manufacturing Processes,F29601-03-C-0032,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69933.00,"WIZDOM SYSTEMS, INC.",1300 Iroquois Avenue,Suite 140,Naperville,IL,60563-0563,Yes,No,No,Dennis Wisnosky,CEO,6303573000,dwiz@wizdom.com,Dennis Wisnosky,CEO,6303573000,dwiz@wizdom.com,"""""Rockwell Scientific fully supports Wizdom's proposal submitted to the Missile Defense Agency, in response to the proposal titled/Innovative Manufacturing Processes MBE HgCdTe growth optimization.Rockwell Scientific is seeking innovative approaches with technologies that facilitate processes that improve manufacturing capabilities, product quality and reliability, reduce cost and enhance manufacturing yields and sub-systems and componentperformance.Specifically, we will be looking for Wizdom and their team to focus on the improving the yield of the Focal Plane Array (FPA) currently of most interest to MDA. A primary key to improving the overall process yield lies in the first two processing steps.These first two steps involve the inspection of incoming material and the HgCdTe materials growth process. We will collaborate with Wizdom to examine the use of mathematical methods such as Neural Nets to deduce properties and parameters necessary andsufficient for in situ monitoring of: 1) uniform substrate temperature during MBE growth, OR 2) uniform flux distribution, OR 3) any other characteristics which might affect ultimate FPA yield as determined in the study. The ultimate results would lead tosignificantly lower costs in production of the FPAs. Future applications will be in two different directions: 1) Analyze and extract critical business knowledge from data - unveiling significant factors, causes and changes that influence busi"
Web-Based Hurricane Storm Surge and Flood Forecasting Using Optimized IFSAR Bald Earth DEMs,NAS13-02054,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,2,599995.00,"Worldwinds, Inc",1010 Gause Blvd. Suite 48,,Slidell,LA,70458,Yes,Yes,Yes,Elizabeth Valenti,Business Official,2286881468,evalenti@datastar.net,Elizabeth Valenti,Principal Investigator,2286881468,evalenti@datastar.net,"The Phase II objective is to deliver two commercial products: 1) variational analysis software that can produce optimized DEM maps for any region along the US coast; and 2) hurricane flood atlases for any coastal area.These atlases will not only include higher-resolution storm surge simulations but rainfall effects as well. For flash flood mapping, the well-established HEC software program will be obtained from the Hydrologic Engineering Center of the US Army Corps of Engineers. These maps will have overlaid roads and detailed coastline information. Product evaluation partners will provide guidance on how to make the graphical output easy to interpret for their use.It is important to note the power and versatility of variational analysis - non-conventional variables (in this case, optical pixel brightness and backscatter) can be incorporated into a cost function to find the optimized solution for an unrelated variable (in this case, elevation).The current implementation of variational analysis yields desirable improvements to bare-earth estimation in several key areas, while other aspects require more work. There are also validation uncertainties due to a lack of ground truth that hampers both the development of the algorithm and in validation efforts. These shortcomings will be addressed in Phase II."
Web-Based Hurricane Storm Surge and Flood Forecasting Using Optimized IFSAR Bald Earth DEMs,NAS13-02054,NASA,NASA,SBIR,2002,1,69993.00,"Worldwinds, Inc",1010 Gause Blvd. Suite 48,,Slidell,LA,70458,Yes,Yes,Yes,Elizabeth Valenti,Business Official,2286881468,evalenti@datastar.net,Elizabeth Valenti,Principal Investigator,2286881468,evalenti@datastar.net,"The Phase II objective is to deliver two commercial products: 1) variational analysis software that can produce optimized DEM maps for any region along the US coast; and 2) hurricane flood atlases for any coastal area.These atlases will not only include higher-resolution storm surge simulations but rainfall effects as well. For flash flood mapping, the well-established HEC software program will be obtained from the Hydrologic Engineering Center of the US Army Corps of Engineers. These maps will have overlaid roads and detailed coastline information. Product evaluation partners will provide guidance on how to make the graphical output easy to interpret for their use.It is important to note the power and versatility of variational analysis - non-conventional variables (in this case, optical pixel brightness and backscatter) can be incorporated into a cost function to find the optimized solution for an unrelated variable (in this case, elevation).The current implementation of variational analysis yields desirable improvements to bare-earth estimation in several key areas, while other aspects require more work. There are also validation uncertainties due to a lack of ground truth that hampers both the development of the algorithm and in validation efforts. These shortcomings will be addressed in Phase II."
Missile Launch Signature Generation,F04611-02-M-0056,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69950.00,"WRITE FOR YOU, INC.",25 Dover Hill Drive,,Nesconset,NY,11767,Yes,No,No,Colleen Rudman,President,6313663100,srudman@aol.com,Stanley Rudman,VP Tech Development,6313663100,srudman@aol.com,"""This proposal is aimed at providing information and methods to make the problem of missile detection at launch tractable. SBIR Solicitation: ""Kinetic Boost Phase intercept is a challenge because the threat missile must be detected and confirmed withinseconds of launch."" At present there is a dearth of knowledge about the spectral/temporal emission/electromagnetic properties associated with a missile launch. Therefore, it is not possible to rationally specify requirements for a launch detection sensorsystem. Details of the missile launch phenomenology must be understood so as to discriminate launch signals from other events. The approach of this proposal is to embody the currently understood launch physics in a computer code which is the product wewill develop. The ""Missile Launch Signature Code"" would then be available to contractors. The output of the code would be the optical emission (UV/VIS/IR) and the electromagnetic properties of the ionized gases in the launch cloud. The philosophy behindthe code would be to employ simple building block solutions to fluid mechanics and chemistry associated with the missile launch cloud. The methodology is aimed at rapid evaluation techniques that would have wider application in missile plume technology andpossibly for environmental evaluations. The anticipated benefits are a capability to rationally specify a sensor system for the detection of missile launches. One output of the code would be"
Total Online Access Data System,DE-FG02-01ER86133,DOE,DOE,STTR,2002,1,0.00,"YAHSGS, LLC",PO Box 667,,RICHLAND,WA,99352,Yes,Yes,No,William Hewitt,,5095397629,bill@yahsgs.com,Katherine L. Yuracko,,5095397147,kathy@yahsgs.com,"65525 The Department of Energy is responsible for cleaning up and then conducting ongoing surveillance and maintenance of 114 contaminated sites across the nation. The long-term cost associated with surveillance and maintenance of these sites is estimated to be approximately $100 million per year. Security issues emanating from 9/11 are likely to drive these costs even higher, given the perceived threat associated with materials stored and disposed of at the Department┬┐s sites and facilities. This project will develop a system for the real-time remote monitoring of sites and facilities via the use of sensors, security systems, and information management systems, all tied to a single data management tool. The system is designed to: (1) provide safe storage, retrieval, and use of important data and records; (2) accept, store, and utilize data from a wide variety of existing and future instruments and other data sources; and (3) accommodate evolutions in technology, surveillance, and stewardship approaches without becoming technically obsolete. During Phase I, a prototype system utilizing gamma spectrometry and visual surveillance inputs, historical database inputs, and authorized Internet/Intranet access was developed and placed on-line. In Phase II, the system┬┐s capabilities will be extended to allow unattended, real-time remote monitoring of Department of Energy sites with minimal human involvement. The system will be deployed at an already monitored DOE facility so that its results can be readily compared with those obtained using conventional methods. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Applications include post-closure monitoring of closure sites, and secure monitoring of closed, cocooned, dormant, or infrequently used sites and facilities in a manner that requires little human presence at the monitored locations. In addition to Department of Energy sites and facilities, commercialization opportunities include surveillance of operating energy, national security, and research-related facilities, as well as the long-term monitoring of closed facilities and sites such as commercial nuclear power plants."
Green Technology Assessment for Rural Communities,2002-33610-11870,USDA,USDA,SBIR,2002,1,79501.00,"Yellow Wood Associates, Inc.",228 North Main Street,,St. Albans,VT,05478,Yes,No,No,Shanna Ratner,President,8025246141,shanna@yellowwood.org,Shanna Ratner,,8025246141,shanna@yellowwood.org,"Rural communities must invest a range of infrastructure to support public services. Decision-making regarding municipal investments is often made by part-time, volunteer community leaders who lack access to up-to-date information regarding alternative technologies and approaches. Federal programs promoting alternative technologies are often focused on urban areas, with limited resources to address rural differences in scale, capacity, and financial resources. The fragmentation of federal (and state) programs makes it difficult for rural communities to get a systemic overview of their infrastructure choices. The objective of this project is to create an assessment system that compares the performance, cost, and capacity of existing and proposal rural community municipal infrastructure with the performance, cost, and capacity of alternative technologies and approaches in a systems framework. YWA will use its experience with rural communities and economic development to engange a round table of technology experts in assessing existing and alternative infrastructure in the Town of Richmond, Vermont. The results of this applied research will enable us to document potential cost savings, cost avoidance, and employment creation implications as a basis for Phase II commercializations."
SCENARIO-BASED VIRTUAL HAZARDOUS AWARENESS TRAINING,1R43ES012137-01,HHS,HHS,SBIR,2002,1,199213.00,"Y-STRESS, INC.","Y-STRESS, INC.",2339 NADINE BLVD.,POCONO SUMMIT,PA,18346-0228,Yes,No,No,Noreen Gorka,,5708942371,NGORKA@Y-STRESS.COM,Michael J. Glassic,,5708942371,MGLASSIC@Y-STRESS.COM,"DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) Y-Stress will create an online Hazardous Waste Refresher Course and develop an e-learning porta and open source content library to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration among safety professionals. It will utilize Flash and Shockwave technology to incorporate text, audio, graphics, video, 3-D animation and Virtual Reality to optimally deliver effective knowledge and skills-based training scenarios to trainees on demand. Streaming technologies are the new standard for delivering high-quality, high-interactivity, low-bandwidth web content across all browsers and platforms to engage users with a rich web experience. All web-based learning content will meet Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) specifications so it can be shared across multiple environments and products. In addition, storing course content as small learning objects will allow content to stream over low bandwidth connections and reduce development time and resources needed for future courses using similar content. This technology will provide trainees with realistic, interactive scenarios to refresh a range of skills, from inspecting a respirator to making command decisions during a simulated emergency response. This approach will significantly increase the quality of online training for courses that teach knowledge and skills that can have serious and significant consequences when mastery is not attained."
Smart Low Altitude Platform for Atmospheric Measurements from a Research Aircraft,N00014-02-M-0021,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,99093.00,"ZIVKO AERONAUTICS, INC.","502 Airport Road, Hangar 6",,Guthrie,OK,73044,Yes,No,No,William S. Zivko,President,4052821330,bill@zivko.com,Christopher Todd Morse,Senior Engineer,4052821330,morse@zivko.com,"""Low altitude air sampling is of critical importance to oceanographic and atmospheric research. Most current research aircraft are unable to fly as low as desired (below 30 meters) due to safety concerns. Those aircraft capable of flying at very lowaltitudes are typically smaller and unable to provide real-time display of the sampled data, or carry multiple scientists capable of interpreting that data and adjusting flight plans accordingly. Additionally, it would be advantageous to be able tosimultaneously sample air conditions at multiple altitudes. This Project will develop a tow-behind platform capable of housing atmospheric sampling instrumentation and maintaining an accurate altitude below 30 meters. The data from the instrumentationwill be sent real-time to the host aircraft and displayed/stored on a computer system. Additional instrumentation on the host vehicle will allow for simultaneous multiple altitude sampling. Full control of the tow-behind platform will be available fromwithin the host airframe. In Phase I the complete system will be designed including the towed vehicle structure, reeling system, instrumentation package, data transmission system and active altitude control system. Phase I Option would see the fabricationof all master plugs and molds required for the construction of the composite towed vehicle body. Numerous military and scientific aircraft are currently performing atmospheric sampling and are incap"
Smart Low Altitude Platform for Atmospheric Measurements from a Research Aircraft,N00244-03-C-0007,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,0.00,"ZIVKO AERONAUTICS, INC.","502 Airport Road, Hangar 6",,Guthrie,OK,73044,Yes,No,No,William Zivko,President,4052821330,bill@zivko.com,Christopher T. Morse,Chief Engineer,4052821330,morse@zivko.com,"""The Phase I effort has shown that, through the combination of existing COTS technology and some novel systems, it is fully feasible to produce a tow behind vehicle capable of maintaining a set height above the ocean for the purposes of atmospheric fluxmeasurement. The Phase I design indicates that the system will be capable of meeting all the project requirements in a timely and cost effective manner. The phase II effort will see the fabrication, testing and operation of a fully functional prototypedesign.The proposed system design consists of a small towed pod approximately 5 feet in length and 7"" in diameter, connected to a tow cable whose length is controlled by a reeling system installed inside the main research vessel (leaving wing store pylons freefor other instrumentation). Data communications with the tow vehicle can utilize a fiber optic connection (Preferred) or an RF radio link (Optional) in order to easily integrate with the existing main research vessel's data network.After successful field trials under phase II, several opportunities for commercialization of the project exist, including military applications and multi-level atmospheric sampling.BENEFITS: The towed atmospheric measurement system developed in the Phase II effort will immediately benefit the CIRPAS Twin Otter platform by providing for low level sampling of atmospheric flux. This increase in capability will enhance the utility ofthe platform and increase"
Smart Low Altitude Platform for Atmospheric Measurements from a Research Aircraft,N00244-03-C-0007,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,2,445838.00,"ZIVKO AERONAUTICS, INC.","502 Airport Road, Hangar 6",,Guthrie,OK,73044,Yes,No,No,William Zivko,President,4052821330,bill@zivko.com,Christopher T. Morse,Chief Engineer,4052821330,morse@zivko.com,"""The Phase I effort has shown that, through the combination of existing COTS technology and some novel systems, it is fully feasible to produce a tow behind vehicle capable of maintaining a set height above the ocean for the purposes of atmospheric fluxmeasurement. The Phase I design indicates that the system will be capable of meeting all the project requirements in a timely and cost effective manner. The phase II effort will see the fabrication, testing and operation of a fully functional prototypedesign.The proposed system design consists of a small towed pod approximately 5 feet in length and 7"" in diameter, connected to a tow cable whose length is controlled by a reeling system installed inside the main research vessel (leaving wing store pylons freefor other instrumentation). Data communications with the tow vehicle can utilize a fiber optic connection (Preferred) or an RF radio link (Optional) in order to easily integrate with the existing main research vessel's data network.After successful field trials under phase II, several opportunities for commercialization of the project exist, including military applications and multi-level atmospheric sampling.BENEFITS: The towed atmospheric measurement system developed in the Phase II effort will immediately benefit the CIRPAS Twin Otter platform by providing for low level sampling of atmospheric flux. This increase in capability will enhance the utility ofthe platform and increase"
Three-Dimensional (3-D) Anthropometrie Data; Apparel Application Methods and Tools,N00600-02-C-1788,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"ZWEAVE, INC.",98 Greene Street,,New York,NY,10012,Yes,No,No,David Buck,CEO,6173061231,davidbuck@zweave.com,Laura McCann,President,2123433959,lauramccann@zweave.com,"""Use of 3-D scanning systems for capture of human body dimensions is becoming prevalent. Incorporation of 3-D anthropometric data into the design process promises significant breakthroughs and benefits for a wide variety of industries and applications,including the Apparel industry. Despite clear customer satisfaction, quality, and cost benefits, however, the Apparel industry has been slow to adopt 3-D anthropometry in its design and manufacturing processes.This Phase 1 SBIR study will investigate new methods and tools that can help accelerate the incorporation of 3-D anthropometry into the Apparel industry design and manufacturing processes. The study will include an assessment of the typical design andmanufacturing practices in use in the Apparel industry today, with emphasis on the use of sizing-related practices, information and tools. Industry research, interviews, ""As-Is"" business process descriptions, and assessment of the current technologylandscape will be used to identify the factors inhibiting use of 3-D anthropometry.The study will identify and develop the conceptual design of new methods and tools to integrate 3-D anthropometry and identify and describe the key technical requirements for developing and integrating these solutions. Business, economic and technicalfeasibilities will be performed to assess the likelihood of industry adoption. Adoption of 3-D anthropometry will permit an Apparel manufacturer to respond to"
Accommodation Engineering and Decision Aide (AEDA),F33615-03-M-6303,DOD,OSD,SBIR,2002,1,99718.00,"ZWEAVE, INC.",98 Greene Street,,New York,NY,10012,Yes,No,No,David Buck,CEO,6173061231,dbuck@zweave.com,David Buck,CEO,2123433959,dbuck@zweave.com,"""Several international 3-D Anthropometric data resources have been developed and are now available for use in a variety of industry and government applications. A significant knowledge base of 3-D whole body data sets has been developed thoroughmeasurements of U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel, and data collection efforts such as the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Research Network (ARN) program and the Civilian American and European Anthropometric Resources (CAESAR) survey andothers. Now that these resources are available, several challenges have been identified with the access and use of these 3-D Data resources. These challenges include:O Accessing 3-D resources found in multiple international locationsO Searching a 3-D data resourceO Finding information across multiple 3-D data resourcesO Identifying useful information from vast data resourcesO Inputting new information into 3-D data resourcesThe purpose of this Phase-I SBIR project is to identify technology concepts and approaches to solving several of these challenges. The continuing advancements in Web-based internet technologies, advanced multi-dimensional databases, expert systems, andfederated data access technologies can be integrated to create an environment highly conducive to increasing the access and understanding of 3D Data for a variety of industry and government purposes. Developing tools to increase access and searchcapabilities"
A New Electric Propulsion Concept Based on Pseudospark Discharges,F49620-02-C-0065,DOD,USAF,STTR,2002,1,99172.00,"ERC, INC.","555 Sparkman Drive, Executive Plaza, Suite 1622",,Huntsville,AL,35816,Yes,Yes,No,Kenneth T. Lyles,Director of Business Operations,2564303080,klyles@erc-incorporated.com,Douglas VanGilder,Project Manager,6612755412,douglas.vangilder@edwards.af.mil,"It is proposed to develop a space propulsion concept based on the physics of pseudospark discharges. The device will be based on a multi-gap pseudospark device with a closed anode. The pseudospark is characterized by a transient phase, where high-intensityare created, and a ""super-dense"" glow discharge phase when the steady state is achieved. This phase produces very high plasma densities with minimal electrode erosion. In pulsed operation, a transient charged plasma can be used to generate a high densityion beam, which can then be accelerated to higher velocities. The physics of the concept will be investigated in detail to evaluate its efficiency for space propulsion, and scaling properties for micro-propulsion applications. The concept does not use anapplied magnetic field and can therefore be very compact; micro-scale effects at the electrode surface may also facilitate the design of micro-thrusters for nano-satellites. Two operational modes will be considered; a steady-state operation, using thehigh-density plasma of the super-dense glow phase, and a pulsed operation, using the transient formation of a space-charged plasma for ion beam generation. The scaling properties will be determined through numerical simulations, and preliminary designs ofa candidate propulsion system and an experiment will be accomplished. The proposed pseudospark-based propulsion system can be designed on various scales or assembled as an array of micro-devices, if it can be successfully scaled. This extends the range ofapplicability from nano-satellites to conventional satellites, and widens the commercial market for the technology. The commercial applications are therefore primarily aimed at satellite propulsion and station-keeping. Furthermore, the technology can begeneralized to other applications, such as power processing and material fabrication and treatment, for which the pseudospark is currently being developed."
Aptamer-Based Analysis and Extraction of Sitosterol and Related Compounds,DE-FG02-02ER83510,DOE,DOE,SBIR,2002,1,100000.00,"MOLECULAR EXPRESS, INC.",1111 N HYLAND AVE,,AMES,IA,50014-,Yes,No,No,Linda Lyngholm,70846,5152925141,molexpress@msn.com,Richard Hamilton,,5152925141,molexpress@msn.com,"70846 Oilseed contains sterols and related compounds with economic potential. The extraction and analysis of these compounds would be aided by the availability of highly selective aptamers with high affinities for their particular sterol ligands. This project will develop aptamers for use in microarrays to analyze and extract sterol contents of oil and other biological extracts. Bacterial expression vectors will be prepared from which the aptamers can be expressed in large quantities. In Phase I, one or more DNA aptamers for sitosterol will be selected. The aptamers will be evaluated for their specificity and affinity for sitosterol and related compounds. A bacterial expression vector will be developed from which aptamers can be prepared. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Commercial applications include (1) the use of aptamers in the analysis and extraction of sitosterol and related compounds, and (2) a general method for economically mass-producing DNA aptamers for use in many analytical procedures."
Ultra Refractory Composites: Enabling Performance and Cost Payoffs For Divert Propulsion Components,DASG60-02-P-0123,DOD,MDA,SBIR,2002,1,69897.00,"Ceramic Composites, Inc.","133 Defense Highway, Suite 212",,Annapolis,MD,21401-8907,Yes,No,No,Sharon Fehrenbacher,Vice President,4102243710,sharon@techassess.com,Mark Patterson,Senior Scientist,4102243710,patterson@techassess.com,"Ceramic Composites Inc. proposes its novel fiber reinforced Ultra Refactory Composites as an enabling technology for replacement of heavy and expensive rhenium components in BMDO divert and attitude systems (DACS). A systematic approach for optimizing agraded C-Re matrix and a graded C-HfC/SiC matrix densification process for different carbon fiber preforms; i.e. for divert thrusters and hot gas valve assemblies, respectively, is outlined. Multiple hot firing tests in a solid DACS envirornment by OEM ATKThiokol, will provide the success criteria necessary to transition to full scale component testing in phase II. Weight savings of 7:1 and cost savings of 5:1 compared to solid rhenium component are achievable. Millions of dollars in production costavoidance and enhanced performance capabilities will be realized for Standard Missile III interceptor, a critical part of the Theater Missile Defense' s AEGIS Weapon System. Similar benefits are achievable for THAAD DACS components as well as advancedaricraft propulsion systems and hypersonic missiles. Major spinoff commercial market opportunities have also been identified."